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jered
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Link Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:33 pm Post subject: Building a DIY glycol system to drop beer to 32F |
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Hi All,
I'm building a glycol system to drop the beer from room temp to 32f at the tap.
I'm looking to make something like the CR32 (chillrite). A block that I can cool to 32f and then push the beer through.
I'm not worried about the rest of the system and cooling the beer through the conventional parts but the actual construction of the block.
I'd imagined using an aluminum block that is either immersed in a glycol resevoir or has an external enclosure that the glycol passes over. I'll post a drawing in a few.
If anyone has a good example they can link to or experience I'd like to discuss a few ideas.
Edit adding drawing:
Jered
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I can't offer any help with the chilling system, but I thought I'd mention that 32F is way too cold to serve any beer.
You barely taste anything. Some will say that a light american lager's ok at 32F but even that I find is too cold. My conditioning fridge is at 32F and whenever I try samples, I have to warm them up first or I don't taste anything.
Here's a recommendation (if you have to pick on temp, I'd go with somewhere in the 38-44F range, on the higher end of that range):
Quote: | Very cold (0-4C/32-39F): Any beer you don’t actually want to taste. Pale Lager, Malt Liquor, Canadian-style Golden Ale and Cream Ale, Low Alcohol, Canadian, American or Scandinavian-style Cider.
Cold (4-7C/39-45F): Hefeweizen, Kristalweizen, Kölsch, Premium Lager, Pilsner, Classic German Pilsner, Fruit Beer, brewpub-style Golden Ale, European Strong Lager, Berliner Weisse, Belgian White, American Dark Lager, sweetened Fruit Lambics and Gueuzes, Duvel-types
Cool (8-12C/45-54F): American Pale Ale, Amber Ale, California Common, Dunkelweizen, Sweet Stout, Stout, Dry Stout, Porter, English-style Golden Ale, unsweetened Fruit Lambics and Gueuzes, Faro, Belgian Ale, Bohemian Pilsner, Dunkel, Dortmunder/Helles, Vienna, Schwarzbier, Smoked, Altbier, Tripel, Irish Ale, French or Spanish-style Cider
Cellar (12-14C/54-57F): Bitter, Premium Bitter, Brown Ale, India Pale Ale, English Pale Ale, English Strong Ale, Old Ale, Saison, Unblended Lambic, Flemish Sour Ale, Bière de Garde, Baltic Porter, Abbey Dubbel, Belgian Strong Ale, Weizen Bock, Bock, Foreign Stout, Zwickel/Keller/Landbier, Scottish Ale, Scotch Ale, American Strong Ale, Mild, English-style Cider
Warm (14-16C/57-61F): Barley Wine, Abt/Quadrupel, Imperial Stout, Imperial/Double IPA, Doppelbock, Eisbock, Mead
Hot (70C/158F): Quelque Chose, Liefmans Glühkriek, dark, spiced winter ales like Daleside Morocco Ale. |
Source: http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=479
Another source: http://craftbeertemple.com/videoblog/serving-beer/
Kal
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jered
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Link Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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kal wrote: | I can't offer any help with the chilling system, but I thought I'd mention that 32F is way too cold to serve any beer.
You barely taste anything. Some will say that a light american lager's ok at 32F but even that I find is too cold. My conditioning fridge is at 32F and whenever I try samples, I have to warm them up first or I don't taste anything.
Here's a recommendation (if you have to pick on temp, I'd go with somewhere in the 38-44F range, on the higher end of that range):
Quote: | Very cold (0-4C/32-39F): Any beer you don’t actually want to taste. Pale Lager, Malt Liquor, Canadian-style Golden Ale and Cream Ale, Low Alcohol, Canadian, American or Scandinavian-style Cider.
Cold (4-7C/39-45F): Hefeweizen, Kristalweizen, Kölsch, Premium Lager, Pilsner, Classic German Pilsner, Fruit Beer, brewpub-style Golden Ale, European Strong Lager, Berliner Weisse, Belgian White, American Dark Lager, sweetened Fruit Lambics and Gueuzes, Duvel-types
Cool (8-12C/45-54F): American Pale Ale, Amber Ale, California Common, Dunkelweizen, Sweet Stout, Stout, Dry Stout, Porter, English-style Golden Ale, unsweetened Fruit Lambics and Gueuzes, Faro, Belgian Ale, Bohemian Pilsner, Dunkel, Dortmunder/Helles, Vienna, Schwarzbier, Smoked, Altbier, Tripel, Irish Ale, French or Spanish-style Cider
Cellar (12-14C/54-57F): Bitter, Premium Bitter, Brown Ale, India Pale Ale, English Pale Ale, English Strong Ale, Old Ale, Saison, Unblended Lambic, Flemish Sour Ale, Bière de Garde, Baltic Porter, Abbey Dubbel, Belgian Strong Ale, Weizen Bock, Bock, Foreign Stout, Zwickel/Keller/Landbier, Scottish Ale, Scotch Ale, American Strong Ale, Mild, English-style Cider
Warm (14-16C/57-61F): Barley Wine, Abt/Quadrupel, Imperial Stout, Imperial/Double IPA, Doppelbock, Eisbock, Mead
Hot (70C/158F): Quelque Chose, Liefmans Glühkriek, dark, spiced winter ales like Daleside Morocco Ale. |
Source: http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=479
Another source: http://craftbeertemple.com/videoblog/serving-beer/
Kal |
Thanks for the feedback and link, I'm also a big fan of yours on here. You've put a lot of good info out.
I totally agree with you on 32f being too cold in general to serve beer.
I doubt I'll serve many beers actually at 32f but it's easier to dial it down if I know I can hit 32.
I do spend a fair amount of time in the Caribbean though and may install this in my friend's outdoor bar.
It's about 95f and 100% humidity all the time. So if you serve at 32f it's 40f pretty quick.
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jered
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:01 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the links I may buy one but there's a few reasons I was considering building.
1) It's fun
2) Possibly cheaper
3) Brand new CNC machine to test out
I'll take a solid look at all that stuff though, I appreciate it.
Jered
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