Plate chillers are generally regarded as being the most efficient, and so typically require less water for the same amount of cooling compared to counter flow and immersion chillers.
The really large plate chillers from dudadiesel can chill a 10 gallon batch in 15 seconds according to their figures, but these cost almostover a grand, and they are using flowrates not easily achievable at home. The smallersmaller, more reasonably priced chillers (around $100) can do the job in 5-108 minutes.
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Plate chillers are generally regarded as being the most efficient, and so typically require less water for the same amount of cooling.
The really large plate chillers from dudadiesel can chill a 10 gallon batch in 15 seconds according to their figures, but these cost almost a grand, and they are using flowrates not easily achievable at home. The smaller, more reasonably priced chillers can do the job in 5-10 minutes.
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Plate chillers are generally regarded as being the most efficient, and so typically require less water for the same amount of cooling compared to counter flow and immersion chillers.
The really large plate chillers from dudadiesel can chill a 10 gallon batch in 15 seconds according to their figures, but these cost over a grand, and they are using flowrates not easily achievable at home. The smaller, more reasonably priced chillers (around $100) can do the job in 5-8 minutes.
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