# Mobile Wort Chilling Station **URL:** \ **Category:** Systems, Gear, & DIY\ **Created:** [May 14, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370 "2012-05-14T02:35:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![firststatebrewer2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/firststatebrewer2/32/4060_2.png) [@firststatebrewer2](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/firststatebrewer2)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/1 "2012-05-14T02:35:33Z")
I have combined my immersion pre-chiller with my counter-flow chiller. The base is an old milk crate.  Inside I have a cat litter bucket to hold ice water for pre-chilling the tap water which runs through the counter flow chiller sitting on top.  I’ve attached wheels and a handle salvaged from an old garbage can.  The handle is screwed onto an old plastic shelf board. It may not look like much to you, but to me it’s a thing of beauty! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kylekohlmorgen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/kylekohlmorgen/32/7926_2.png) [@kylekohlmorgen](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/kylekohlmorgen)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/2 "2012-05-14T15:02:59Z")
Nicely done! I’ve been recently fighting my new chiller setup (made a bigger immersion chiller with a ice-water loop). Yesterday I had water all over the f-ing place! I may have to give this a shot. Who cares if its not much to look at - Doesn’t have to be “shiny” to be “effective”! ---
**Author:** ![Alewyfe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/alewyfe/32/4750_2.png) [@Alewyfe](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Alewyfe)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/3 "2012-05-14T15:23:08Z")
Tidy, compact and ready to go. Looks good. ---
**Author:** ![firststatebrewer2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/firststatebrewer2/32/4060_2.png) [@firststatebrewer2](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/firststatebrewer2)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/4 "2012-05-14T15:55:31Z")
> [@Alewyfe](#): > > Tidy, compact and ready to go. Looks good. Thanks!  The 2 chillers were just taking up shelf space, anyway.  Now I can park the cart in a corner someplace and wheel it out on brew day! ---
**Author:** ![firststatebrewer2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/firststatebrewer2/32/4060_2.png) [@firststatebrewer2](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/firststatebrewer2)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/5 "2012-05-14T15:58:52Z")
> [@kylekohlmorgen](#): > > Who cares if its not much to look at - Doesn’t have to be “shiny” to be “effective”! I might have to paste some brewing bumper stickers on it!  LOL! ---
**Author:** ![bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@bluesman](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/bluesman)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/6 "2012-05-14T16:22:25Z")
Very inventive Scott!  🙂 ---
**Author:** ![firststatebrewer2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/firststatebrewer2/32/4060_2.png) [@firststatebrewer2](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/firststatebrewer2)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/7 "2012-05-14T16:28:32Z")
> [@bluesman](#): > > Very inventive Scott!  🙂 Thanks!  Best thing is I didn’t have to buy anything.  🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stbloomfield\_gmail.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/stbloomfield_gmail.com/32/2417_2.png) [@stbloomfield\_gmail.com](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/stbloomfield_gmail.com)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/8 "2012-05-15T16:00:07Z")
Deserves a MacGyver Award!  8) ---
**Author:** ![firststatebrewer2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/firststatebrewer2/32/4060_2.png) [@firststatebrewer2](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/firststatebrewer2)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/mobile-wort-chilling-station/10370/9 "2012-05-15T16:36:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Deserves a MacGyver Award!  8) Thanks! I bought the immersion chiller 20 years ago for extract brewing.  I finally began all-grain brewing last year.  I build a brew stand a few months ago and then built the counterflow chiller after that. I’ve only used the counterflow chiller twice. The first time without a pre-chiller my wort went into the fermentor at 75°F. The 2nd time WITH the pre-chiller, my wort came out at 70°F. Made sense to combine the 2 chillers together.  🙂