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I have aluminum insulation (reflectix) around the fermenter and it stays in my 65 degree basement.Thirsty Monk - Are you using a dedicated glycol chiller? That would definitely be the way to go because you have on demand cooling, I think I will try a much bigger reservoir to see if I can get it to drop a little lower next time. Maybe toss in some ice cubes.
could you make a strong salt brine and use that as your chilling liquid? you should be able to get that down below freezing which I would think would make a big difference. I don't know what it would do to the SS coil after time though.
Quote from: morticaixavier on February 02, 2014, 08:20:50 pmcould you make a strong salt brine and use that as your chilling liquid? you should be able to get that down below freezing which I would think would make a big difference. I don't know what it would do to the SS coil after time though.Yes you could but issue is that salt brine is very aggressive. If you need to replace your pump every year, it is cheaper just to get glycol.
Glycol... So just get some antifreeze at autozone or walmart.