Chillers, why does it take my beer so long to get cool.

The debate for us was cost and past practice when it came to chillers. Most of the chillers we had seen were the immersion chillers

But after a year we found the water temp coming from the faucet was so warm that it took over 2 hours to get the beer to temperature. We even attempted a small wade pool. Don't waste your time on the kiddie pool idea it doesn't work. What we ended up doing, once we started on the 15 gal batches, was a  Therminator cooler.

You can use any of the styles but these save a ton of time and effort.  If you ask anyone who brews often the cost of one, (145.00-250.00), is well worth it when you save so much time (hours).

In the end your preference is the way you should go. Just don't use a practice because it is a practice when there are better options out there. Have a great brew day.


Cheers!