Diy Glycol Chiller Freezer. Diy something that might not last very long. The coolant gets pumped through a cooling jacket i have around my fermenter.
I moved on from recirculated hydro before starting on that project, making the chiller uneccesary, since water coming out of the tap is already cold. For our glycol chiller we will focus on an ac unit as it will be the easiest to modify for our purposes. Price tags start from $1,000 and go up depending on capacity.
I have an ss brewtech 7 gallon chronical fermenter with the ftss temp control on the way.
Since each ftss kit includes its own dedicated t And constructive aircon/chest freezer rivalry going on and i was interested whether anyone has actually used a chest freezer as their glycol chiller or whether it always comes back to how little btu's they actually have. Why a glycol chiller diy? To use your new diy wort chiller, immerse the chiller in the boiling kettle when you have around 10 minutes of boil time remaining to ensure tubing is sterilized by the time it’s time for cooling.