BrewJacket Immersion Chiller
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:53 am
by DonMoleon
Sorry if this one has been posted already, but I just came across this new gadget on Kickstarter and it's exactly what I need to control ferm temps without blasting my guest bedroom A/C 24/7, plus I can finally lager.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/43 ... r?ref=liveIs there anything similar on the market at the moment? If so, someone please point me to it...
Re: BrewJacket Immersion Chiller
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:29 am
by Whitebeard_Brewer
DonMoleon wrote:Sorry if this one has been posted already, but I just came across this new gadget on Kickstarter and it's exactly what I need to control ferm temps without blasting my guest bedroom A/C 24/7, plus I can finally lager.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/43 ... r?ref=liveIs there anything similar on the market at the moment? If so, someone please point me to it...
No, there isn't, at least not that I have seen. They had the first prototype last year at NHC, and unfortunately, the kickstarter didn't get funded. This year, with a new design, it got funded in about 6 days. So they should be hitting the streets in Oct. time frame. I'm a backer, so I guess I'm in the Oct. batch, which is fine... (Not affiliated) but I thought it was a pretty cool idea!!
Re: BrewJacket Immersion Chiller
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:49 am
by NervousDad
Neat idea! How does it handle blow offs?
Re: BrewJacket Immersion Chiller
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:19 am
by DonMoleon
NervousDad wrote:Neat idea! How does it handle blow offs?
Good question. I noticed they have an answer on the updates page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/43 ... iger/postsBasically you need to drill a hole in the neck of the carboy and attach a blow off tube. Apparently the Better Bottles they are giving to funders already come pre-drilled.
Re: BrewJacket Immersion Chiller
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:57 pm
by Kbar
Appears to be a simple TEC (Thermoelectric) Peltier Cooler. I wonder how the cool the dip tubes, as the cooling surface is usually just a 72W Peltier chip (12V). Need to move the heat into the tube from the fermenting wort, up the tubes and into the cool-side of the chip face, out the heat sink helped by the fan.
Re: BrewJacket Immersion Chiller
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:34 am
by Bad Goat Brewing
That thing looks pretty neat to me, mainly becuase of how simple it is!
Re: BrewJacket Immersion Chiller
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:11 am
by Bad Goat Brewing
I didn't see where it the temperature probe is on the device.
Re: BrewJacket Immersion Chiller
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:13 am
by Ozwald
Probably built into the shaft somewhere. Perhaps the tip?