Stumbled across this yesterday. Very pricey, but the chill times are out of this world. Thoughts?
Very large surface area=more heat transfer.
and the cost for the wasp is only $54.95- pretty darn good even if it doesn’t quite hit the temp reduction time benchmarks. i might pick one up just because the price is decent.
Those things are pretty nutty looking.
Picked up the Wasp…will report back!
Let us know…curious on chill times.
Long PBW soak for sure to clean that one.
Takes me 5 minutes to clean my wort chiller…,just hot water rinse. Shouldn’t be any big deal for this one.
Slacker. 30, 45 seconds tops.
You caught me! 5 minutes because by this point, I’m sipping home brew.
I’ll be curious to hear how well the Wasp works. I’ve noticed how temps can vary so I end up stirring a lot once I hit 90 or so. It looks like stirring would be out of the question with that chiller.
And to think I told the wife I didn’t really need any more equipment 
Yeah it would be a lift and stir followed by bouncing the chiller process.
I think the way to go with that chiller would be to stir with the chiller. pick it up by the fittings and swirl it around in the wort.
I done pulled the trigger and ordered the Hydra. ;D It will be interesting to see how long it takes to chill 10 gallon batches. If it works, it will be the best option for me to stay pump-less.
My report: The Hydra, with me stirring, took 11.5 gallons of 1.090 doppelbock wort in my 15 gallon Bayou Classic BK from boiling to 68°F in 11 minutes.
I went to get the primary fermentors and transfer hose set up, leaving the water running for another 5-10 minutes (no stirring). By then, the temperature of the wort was down to 52°F, and I drained it into the primaries. Did a real nice job dropping out the cold break.
I’m happy.
that’s awesome. my hydra arrived last week and looking forward to putting it too work.
Ken, I know I had asked you about picking out this chiller compared to their others, but a follow up question is what size batches are you doing? 5g or 10g or somewhere in between?
In the winter I can get 10 gallons down to 65 in 14.5 minutes using a 50’*0.5" copper immersion with the Jamil return. I think i will keep it.
Thanks for the update. I am curious about the wasp for 5 gallon batches.
i know the hydra was tested by marshall on 10 gallon and 5 gallon batches…so should be fine for both. i just went with the hydra , knowing it was going to better than my smaller chiller.