Rum Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Looking at a new chiller to replace an old one we bought used. Current setup: Still 1 - 175 gallon hybrid used for finishing runs Still 2 - 400 gallon double thumper used for stripping runs and finishing runs Still 3 - 250 gallon pot used for stripping runs only Fermentation - about 3500 gallons spread across four tanks - sometimes we need to crash cool from 85c down to 33c overnight All stills run at least 5 days a week all day long We have piping installed and working with the current chiller. Have 3 phase available. 1.2 million btu boiler Need room to grow, so I don't want to size exactly for current capacity. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnKB Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I'm sure @MG Thermal Consulting Can chime in with a good answer for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hi Rum, As a beginner I’m courious, why the crash cool down to 33 overnight? 85 deg to near freezing is a big jump. Lor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatch Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 26 minutes ago, Lorenzo said: Hi Rum, As a beginner I’m courious, why the crash cool down to 33 overnight? 85 deg to near freezing is a big jump. Lor? CENTIGRADE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rum Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Lorenzo said: Hi Rum, As a beginner I’m courious, why the crash cool down to 33 overnight? 85 deg to near freezing is a big jump. Lor? As Thatch noted, that is in C not F. We heat our mash and let it set for two days prior to fermentation to settle out undesirables. If our production schedule gets messed up for one reason or another we will still heat it but might need to cool it for fermentation the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpy's Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Ballparking without doing thermal calcs and knowing flows....30-40 tons with a 3k gal buffer tank should do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Rum and Thatch thanks for the feed back didn’t see the centigrade ! When I saw the post on my phone time for new Glasses? Lor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Thermal Consulting Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/9/2018 at 4:49 PM, Rum said: Looking at a new chiller to replace an old one we bought used. Current setup: Still 1 - 175 gallon hybrid used for finishing runs Still 2 - 400 gallon double thumper used for stripping runs and finishing runs Still 3 - 250 gallon pot used for stripping runs only Fermentation - about 3500 gallons spread across four tanks - sometimes we need to crash cool from 85c down to 33c overnight All stills run at least 5 days a week all day long We have piping installed and working with the current chiller. Have 3 phase available. 1.2 million btu boiler Need room to grow, so I don't want to size exactly for current capacity. Suggestions? Have I discussed your set up with someone in your area? If not, contact me anytime for a quick call, 770-995-4066. Regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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