The BEST Way to Control Fermentation Temperature! BrewBuilt™ IceMaster Max 4 GLYCOL CHILLER REVIEW!

Here is a review/overview of the BrewBuilt™ IceMaster Max 4 Glycol Chiller that we use for controlling the temperature of our beer fermentation. We consider glycol chillers one of the best toys to have in a homebrew setup, and here we cover how glycol chillers work, the pros & cons of this particular model, and if Glycol Chillers are even worth it?
Links to our equipment will be below and if you have any further questions about the Chiller leave them in the comments section below!
Where can you buy Glycol chillers
If you're in the USA - BrewBuilt™ IceMaster Max 4 Glycol Chiller
brewbuilt.com/products/brewbu...
If you're in Australia - Fermentation Glycol Chiller with Digital Control | 4 Pump Model | G40
www.kegland.com.au/icemaster-...
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Chapters:
0:00 Cold Open
0:17 Intro
0:38 What is a Glycol Chiller?
1:36 BrewBuilt™ IceMaster Max 4 Glycol Chiller Specs
2:40 Why get a glycol chiller?
3:27 Pros of Glycol Chillers
5:20 Cons of Glycol Chillers
10:04 Should you get a glycol chiller?
11:42 Other Temperature Control Methods
12:29 Outro

[@natedizzy]

Thanks for breaking the glycol subject down! 🍻🍺

[@flyingwombattv]

No dramas dude! It all looks complicated at first but once u start using it you realise how basic the concept actually is!

[@jonlapp2250]

What is the quick connect that you have on the chiller lines? Where can I get them?

[@flyingwombattv]

Right here from keg king mate www.kegking.com.au/12807-duo-connect-10male.html

[@user-fd9bz6co8r]

I’ve been looking at the IceMaster 4 for my garage. The ambient temperature can reach 35 degrees Celsius. I was wondering what ambient temperatures you have been able to cold crash successfully in? What ambient temperature are you usually running the glycol chiller?

[@flyingwombattv]

Ditto mate we are in syd so in the peak of summer it can reach above 40dc, and have still been able to cold crash our half bbl without a hitch

[@user-fd9bz6co8r]

@@flyingwombattv Thank you.

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

Really appreciate this video, I hope the elbow wasn't the result of a tasting day video... actually, that may be funny. I was surprised to see how little they can chill, I was expecting for that price point to cover at least a few 100L vessels. The Kegland site says 4 x 60L "well insulated all rounders" with the temp twists... that's not a bad volume of beer. It's good to see that they are simple to run, I expected more like using a microwave without being able to just hit the start button over and over. How long have you been running yours?

[@flyingwombattv]

Yeah they’re great little units! As we said they have no issues controlling temp of quite a few big tanks, but struggle if you’re trying to cold crash more than 1 200L tank at a time! All depends on the horsepower of the unit. We’ve had ours for a few years now, and can honestly say aside from SS tanks it’s absolutely the best toy upgrade we’ve made

[@flyingwombattv]

And no the elbow was a result of me believing I was a more skilled skateboarder than I actually am hahaha!!

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

@@flyingwombattv hahaha, good work, I don't trust anything that has no breaks, skateboards, surfboards, horses etc