re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II

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hydra immersion chiller

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how is this so much more efficient. I mean i have a homemade immersion from 100 feet of 3/8" jockey box though it is SS and not copper... i dont see how it reduces heat so much quicker. mine works fast for 5gal, but not for 10. I do have a theory that the keggles i used retain a lot of heat in the bottom lips. but i used the runoff to bring that down from read hot. Maybe an E system will eliminate that and my chiller will be better.... being in LA i want to set up a pre chiller but i want an ice machine before i do that.



but it think i have come to the conclusion on what i want to do.

I want o build 2 pots. a 10-12 gallon pot to do 5 gallon batches and a 30gallon pot to do 10-20 gallon batches.

i want to build a controller with 2 EZBrews that i can use a single one or use 2 and brew a 5 gallon batch and a 10 gallon batch at the same time. a 5500 watt element can do more but it will just take longer. So if i want to do a single 10-20 gallon batch i would like to be able to put both elements on the big pot to quicken that session.

Ill have to look at if just running them with 2 probes would work, and shut one off when i reach boil, or if i would have to do something special. Like a single unit could control both elements. Ill need to bring that up on the forums specific to the e brewery panels.