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My report: The Hydra, with me stirring, took 11.5 gallons of 1.090 doppelbock wort in my 15 gallon Bayou Classic BK from boiling to 68°F in 11 minutes.I went to get the primary fermentors and transfer hose set up, leaving the water running for another 5-10 minutes (no stirring). By then, the temperature of the wort was down to 52°F, and I drained it into the primaries. Did a real nice job dropping out the cold break.I'm happy.
Ken, I know I had asked you about picking out this chiller compared to their others, but a follow up question is what size batches are you doing? 5g or 10g or somewhere in between?
my hydra gets its maiden voyage in about 2 hours from now. i will be running just my well water without ice and pump recirculation. Today's well water temp is 53F. I will be timing from boiling temp to 64F with 6.5gal wort.
Quote from: Wort-H.O.G. on February 13, 2015, 06:51:07 ammy hydra gets its maiden voyage in about 2 hours from now. i will be running just my well water without ice and pump recirculation. Today's well water temp is 53F. I will be timing from boiling temp to 64F with 6.5gal wort.boiling to 80F in 3:45sec.70F at 4:45sec64F at 5:40sec.i'm simply blown away!
That would take about 40 minutes off of my brew session...damn
Quote from: Wort-H.O.G. on February 13, 2015, 09:36:22 amQuote from: Wort-H.O.G. on February 13, 2015, 06:51:07 ammy hydra gets its maiden voyage in about 2 hours from now. i will be running just my well water without ice and pump recirculation. Today's well water temp is 53F. I will be timing from boiling temp to 64F with 6.5gal wort.boiling to 80F in 3:45sec.70F at 4:45sec64F at 5:40sec.i'm simply blown away!Damn, even with cold ground water, that's pretty stout.
That is fast, as advertised.