I am considering the SS brewtech Chronicle 64liter with Glycol circulation loop in the FV for Temp control. No ways I am shelling 1000usd for a Glycol chiller though ! I have some ideas about modding a chest freezer to cool the glycol for circultaion, have googled it up and down and seen a few ideas there.....
Anyone here ever tried something similar ? Would love to here either your success or failure stories so I don't have to make the same mistakes myself !
My idea is to build a "dam" around the cooling element inside the freezer and fill it with glycol, the pump for the circ. would be in there and returns from the FV would create some flow through my little "dam". Think it will work ? Main use will be to cool ales during primary, but cold crashing and lagering are definitely things that would be nice to be able to do....
Tell me your stories guys!
Anyone here ever tried something similar ? Would love to here either your success or failure stories so I don't have to make the same mistakes myself !
My idea is to build a "dam" around the cooling element inside the freezer and fill it with glycol, the pump for the circ. would be in there and returns from the FV would create some flow through my little "dam". Think it will work ? Main use will be to cool ales during primary, but cold crashing and lagering are definitely things that would be nice to be able to do....
Tell me your stories guys!