HowbeckAles
Active Member
Hi!
I'm making the switch from kits to all grain having recently moved into a house with a double garage, half of which I'm planning to convert into a brewery, having learnt a lot from all-grain brewers here and finally plucking up the courage to have a go myself!
We're on a meter so I'm conscious of the water bill. Thankfully rain in Cheshire isn't hard to come by so I have plans to install a 250L water butt on the outside of my garage. I was wondering if anyone has experience of using water from a water butt to cool their wort. I'm a novice on these kinds of things but would like to ask about tips for installation, pumps, volume and flow rate required etc. I would like to have a system that draws from the water butt and feeds back into it. Hoping to make my own wort chiller from scratch so I can be flexible with hose diameters etc.
And is it worth it or should I just use the outside tap? I'd like to make environmentally-friendly beer, but not if it costs more!
I echo the thanks from all the novice AG brewers here to everyone for their contributions on helping us on our way. I really have learnt a lot from a couple of years of lurking here so thanks everyone!
Regards.
I'm making the switch from kits to all grain having recently moved into a house with a double garage, half of which I'm planning to convert into a brewery, having learnt a lot from all-grain brewers here and finally plucking up the courage to have a go myself!
We're on a meter so I'm conscious of the water bill. Thankfully rain in Cheshire isn't hard to come by so I have plans to install a 250L water butt on the outside of my garage. I was wondering if anyone has experience of using water from a water butt to cool their wort. I'm a novice on these kinds of things but would like to ask about tips for installation, pumps, volume and flow rate required etc. I would like to have a system that draws from the water butt and feeds back into it. Hoping to make my own wort chiller from scratch so I can be flexible with hose diameters etc.
And is it worth it or should I just use the outside tap? I'd like to make environmentally-friendly beer, but not if it costs more!
I echo the thanks from all the novice AG brewers here to everyone for their contributions on helping us on our way. I really have learnt a lot from a couple of years of lurking here so thanks everyone!
Regards.