So I've read far too much at this point.
We have 5x10BBL fermenters, and it seems that the rule of 5-10GPM flow rate per jacket would give us a max flow rate of 50GPM.
However, as I understand it, if the pump were running at 50GPM, you'd need a chiller capable of 90,000 BTUs or something massive like that. I'm trying to figure out now, if I have a unit that would give me 27,000 BTUs with a 1HP pump, would this suffice? It seems to me that by everything I've read that it would, but then I wonder if the system could handle it.
We'd only be crashing one tank at a time, maybe holding one at 34, and the others would be at 68.
How am I misunderstanding the flow rate of this? Thanks!
We have 5x10BBL fermenters, and it seems that the rule of 5-10GPM flow rate per jacket would give us a max flow rate of 50GPM.
However, as I understand it, if the pump were running at 50GPM, you'd need a chiller capable of 90,000 BTUs or something massive like that. I'm trying to figure out now, if I have a unit that would give me 27,000 BTUs with a 1HP pump, would this suffice? It seems to me that by everything I've read that it would, but then I wonder if the system could handle it.
We'd only be crashing one tank at a time, maybe holding one at 34, and the others would be at 68.
How am I misunderstanding the flow rate of this? Thanks!
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