Poor Man’s Immersion Chiller
September 6, 2009
Now, is this what they meant by “immersion chiller” 
I was worried about getting my un-fermented beer cooled down quickly, and had been looking around at immersion chillers. Having spent enough this week on brewing equipment, I was thinking that I could probably just use a clean garbage can full of water, and pump cold water from the bottom every now and then.
I know it’s not a perfect solution, but it worked pretty good. I only had water in the pot, and it brought it from boiling to 100 degrees in about 20 minutes, and I wasn’t changing the water out very much.
It took about another 20 minutes to get it to 70 degrees, but when I have real beer in it, I’ll have some ice on hand to help it out.
I’m sure I’ll be in the market soon for a chiller, but for now, I think this will do.
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September 12th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Ah, now I get the beer comment. You just never know. Isn’t this how Sam Adams made its start? What do they say? Think big or go home? : )
September 24th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Sorry for the delay Kelly, I only saw this comment now.
This is how Sam Adams got his start, at least how he perfected his recipes. They actually had a bunch of videos on homebrewing that were available on the web site, and that’s what got me interested.
I figured, I like beer, I like to cook, this is perfect!
Thanks for the comment!