This is my first post so I hope I don't sound too much like an idiot. I recently contacted Jim at ProRefrigeration and he suggested I post on the forum.
I am designing a 1BBL brewhouse with 2BBL FV and BBT and cooling/temperature control is critical to me as I am assuming it is to most here and I have a decision to make: do I invest in a glycol unit or do I build a conditioned cold room?
At this scale, does active fermentation produce enough heat to require a glycol jacket or is air cooling enough?
Additionally, the BBT won't be jacketed so a cold room is necessary but it may require building multiple zones.
Finally, I am looking to recoop the energy out of my boil kettle back into my hot liquor tank. If I had a glycol unit, could I strip the heat out of the BK through the plate chiller and use that energy to heat the HLT or is that really not possible?
Thanks and I appreciate your responses.
Nick
nick@armstrongbrewing.com
I am designing a 1BBL brewhouse with 2BBL FV and BBT and cooling/temperature control is critical to me as I am assuming it is to most here and I have a decision to make: do I invest in a glycol unit or do I build a conditioned cold room?
At this scale, does active fermentation produce enough heat to require a glycol jacket or is air cooling enough?
Additionally, the BBT won't be jacketed so a cold room is necessary but it may require building multiple zones.
Finally, I am looking to recoop the energy out of my boil kettle back into my hot liquor tank. If I had a glycol unit, could I strip the heat out of the BK through the plate chiller and use that energy to heat the HLT or is that really not possible?
Thanks and I appreciate your responses.
Nick
nick@armstrongbrewing.com
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