Hello Probrewer guru's I have yet another cooling question....I recently contacted pro chiller to see what my cooling needs are and I was a little taken aback to say the least. They say we will need 15k+ btu's for our set up (6 7bbl fermenters and 1 - 7bbl brite). I am still working out an initial brew schedule to see how many fermenters will be in what stage of cooling so I can get a realistic btu number. I used the formulas here
to make a spreadsheet for each process in our proposed set up. I you would like someone to down load it and apply it to their process. I don't want your numbers, just your feedback. We will probably end up going to go with the prochiller set up, but I am trying to find a less expensive alternative by finding out what our actual cooling needs are. The sheet can be found at the link below and it should be editable once it is downloaded. I really just want to know if I am way off the mark or if it needs tweaking. I know for us it will most likely be dependent on our brewing schedule. Thanks for any insight or suggestions.
http://www.oddbbrewing.com/file-page.html
Weight of beer in gals. x 8.6( 1 gal water plus .avg terminal gravity) x Temp diff. / divded cooling time in hours. 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.
BTU load divided by the length in hours too achieve temp drop provides the minimum BTU/hr duty.
to make a spreadsheet for each process in our proposed set up. I you would like someone to down load it and apply it to their process. I don't want your numbers, just your feedback. We will probably end up going to go with the prochiller set up, but I am trying to find a less expensive alternative by finding out what our actual cooling needs are. The sheet can be found at the link below and it should be editable once it is downloaded. I really just want to know if I am way off the mark or if it needs tweaking. I know for us it will most likely be dependent on our brewing schedule. Thanks for any insight or suggestions.
http://www.oddbbrewing.com/file-page.html
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