I used to have a little beer line chiller and a 10 bbl jacketed brite. I had the brite directly plumbed to 3/8" line into the chiller and always got my cider (not beer) down to 32 F. It took a while, and when the ambient was hot, it took a while longer, but it worked perfectly for a dozen or more batches.
Now I have the same 10 bbl brite and a new 40 bbl brite and a new 3 HP chiller and I cannot get either brite below 38 F. I have plumbed in a continuous loop with the first tank's jacket supply being the last return like illustrated in various how-tos here on the forums and elsewhere. And at the end of the loop, I have about 10 total feet of line.
My chiller thermo reads 27 degrees and I'm not getting icing in the system anywhere (40% glycol). I don't know why I can't get either brite down to 32 F like I want. I've even tried turning off the loop (I installed a valve at the end of the loop) and forcing the pump to run through just a single jacket and still I'm stuck at 36. Any ideas?
Now I have the same 10 bbl brite and a new 40 bbl brite and a new 3 HP chiller and I cannot get either brite below 38 F. I have plumbed in a continuous loop with the first tank's jacket supply being the last return like illustrated in various how-tos here on the forums and elsewhere. And at the end of the loop, I have about 10 total feet of line.
My chiller thermo reads 27 degrees and I'm not getting icing in the system anywhere (40% glycol). I don't know why I can't get either brite down to 32 F like I want. I've even tried turning off the loop (I installed a valve at the end of the loop) and forcing the pump to run through just a single jacket and still I'm stuck at 36. Any ideas?
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