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    Hello everyone,

    First off this is my first post and I wanted to thank you all for this amazing resource. I have been browsing in the background for sometime and am finally beginning to take the steps to make our dream a reality and the help here has been so valuable.

    Anyways, I haven't seen any post in regards to this particular topic (if I missed it I am sorry, I just briefly looked through to see). I have been researching a more cost effective method to get a glycol system implemented for our jacketed fermenters. The option from pro-chiller would be great but would be rather capital intensive. I found some small chillers that are used to chill beverage lines that could likely be used to cool our tanks (if we got a chiller for each perhaps)! Would these be a viable alternative (http://www.beveragefactory.com/draft...er/index.shtml). Unfortunately, I am unsure of the size that would be required to chill a 7BBL tank.

    Thanks,

    Andrew

  • #3
    I guess I need to look a harder next time. Either way, thank you very much for your prompt response.

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    • #4
      your buddies over here at JCY would like to help you!

      J.C. Younger Company
      JCY INDUSTRIAL CHILLERS
      5626 West Lake Street
      Minneapolis, MN 55416
      JC Younger produces reliable, American-made industrial chillers for the breweries, cannabis, hemp, and more. Based in Minneapolis, MN.

      Telephone952-929-1838 Fax 952-929-8778[/CENTER]

      February 13, 2014
      Afternoon Andrew,
      Sandy here at JCY.
      We would like to invite you for a free consultation call as to help you better understand your sizing, expansion, designs of systems out there.
      Please drop me a line at 952-929-1838 or on my cell at 612-250-5397 anytime.
      I look forward to helping you solve your cooling demand and hopefully be your cooling solution!

      Cheerz Sandy Y.
      JC Younger Company “Your Chiller Pro’z”
      JC Younger produces reliable, American-made industrial chillers for the breweries, cannabis, hemp, and more. Based in Minneapolis, MN.

      ETL Listed/USA Made
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      • #5
        I currently am using the UBC 1/2hp extra to cool 2 5-BBL bright tanks. I only have too chill them too 38F 24/7. So no need too have solenoids or temp control, like ferm. temp ramps of 68-to 34F. There's a link on here of a guy using the UBC 3/4hp with the extra pump to chill 2 10bbl fermenters. He's using johnson controlers too turn the pumps on and off to their induvdual temps instead of using a constant loop with not solenoids. Not the best for the motors being turned on&off frequently, but works well on a low budget for awhile. Heres the link: http://discussions.probrewer.com/sho...rmenters/page2

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        • #6
          For 1 7-BBL ferm. you will need about 2650 btu/hr minimum to chill 7 BBLs from 68F to 34F in 24 hours,(industry standard). To figure out btu/hr demand is pretty simple. Take the weight of beer in gals. x 8.6( 1 gal water plus .avg terminal gravity) x Temp diff. / divded cooling time in hours.

          Basic Load Calculator:

          Weight x Temp Drop = BTU/hr Load

          BTU load divided by the length in hours too achieve temp drop provides the minimum BTU/hr duty.


          Example: 1- 7bbl fermenter

          7 bbls x 31 gallons (beer) = 217 .gals
          217 x 8.34 lb (1 gal water) = 1809.78 lbs
          1809.78 x 1.012(avg. gravity) = 1831.50 lbs
          Cooling from 68F - 34F = 34 temp differential
          1831.50 x 34 (temp. diff) = 62271/ Btu
          Cooling time in hrs ( lets use 24hr in this example)
          62271 / 24hrs = 2595 Btu/hr duty


          Lets say you want too drop from 68F to 34F in 12 hrs instead of 24

          62271 / 12hrs = 5190 Btu/hr duty

          You can use the above formula with whatever temp differentials and cooling time to figure out your minimum cooling capacity you need. Also a
          1- ton chiller is roughly 12000/btu hr capacity.

          Cheers!! Hope my babbling made some sense.

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          • #7
            My 5-bbl Brite tanks
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