I'm in a pickle, can anyone help?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Naugled, Dec 29, 2015.

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  1. DunkelFester

    DunkelFester Zealot (607) Aug 24, 2004 Pennsylvania

    What kind of kettle are you using?
     
    #21 DunkelFester, Dec 31, 2015
  2. Naugled

    Naugled Pooh-Bah (1,944) Sep 25, 2007 New York
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    Self fabricated. SS about 31" in diameter and 36" tall. Using a 32 jet burner with a 23" diameter heat shield and 6" flue. We seem to be losing a lot of heat in the stack. Thinking of building some kind of heat recovery exchanger to insert into the flue and then pump wort through it.
     
    #22 Naugled, Dec 31, 2015
  3. WanderingFool

    WanderingFool Pooh-Bah (2,136) Aug 7, 2002 Massachusetts
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    I totally missed the original post was for a 2 bbl brew. Maybe if they had a glacier nearby... :grimacing: I agree the snow method is a poor way to chill the wort, but I did it a few times last winter when I couldn't get to my outdoor faucet. It worked for me at the time and I didn't have to worry about an ice slick from my immersion chiller runoff.
     
    #23 WanderingFool, Jan 1, 2016
  4. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    For wintertime wort chilling. Cheers!

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    #24 utahbeerdude, Jan 1, 2016
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