Having owned a hose-based counterflow chiller I didn't know what to expect... And it delivers!

Drops wort from boil to 75 degrees 5 gallons in 15-20 minutes. If you have a pump it is easier to clear recirculating cleaner through it.

Outperformed by big copper immersion chiller by about 10 minutes of cooling time to get down to pitch temp. Both recirculating back into BK with a whirl pool arm and pump. Love that it doesn't take up space in BK so I can get accurate post-boil wort volume. I'm not worried I missed cleaning some verdigris like on my copper chiller. Or left over hop residue that I missed. Much smaller footprint great for brewing inside. I usually leave in a bucket during brew day for any spills from QDs. Super easy to clean pre and post brew day.

Out of the box feels like a cheap tin toy has no instructions and no sticker marking water in/out and wort in/out I have never used a plate chiller so I wouldn't know. The bottom edges a super sharp. I have seen other plate chillers and they are finished much better and feel much heavier. We will see how it performs

I gave it a test run to see if I needed a pre-chiller. Using Florida ground water It dropped 200F water to around 89F. Didn't think to check my ground water temp. I'm guessing mid 70s?

Love it works like a charm!!

Significantly reduces the time it takes me to get wort to yeast pitching temperature.

30 minutes from boil to pitch using this chiller with 40 degree tap water.

Awesome chiller. Straight off boil down to yeast pitch temps in minutes for a 10 gallon batch.

After whirlpool I took 185 degrees to 70 degrees in a single pass directly into fermenter... This one is a no-brainer!

Instantly cools wort down to to pitch temperature. I use a pump and control the temp by making adjustments to the kettle out valve. The more I open the valve the warmer the wort the more I close it the cooler it gets. I clean it by creating a backwards cycle with my pump and use the kettle as the PBW reservoir (brink) .

Works like a charm. Exactly as advertised.

It just works like a plate chiller is supposed to work. Adjust the cooling water flow and the wort flow to get the wort output temperature exactly where you want it in one pass. An inline thermometer or hand-held infrared temperature gun is very helpful for measuring this. Add an FPT-to-1/2"-barb connection to the end of the cooling water output hose and you will be able to back flush the wort chamber with water brewer's wash & sanitizer when you are finished. This setup saves about 15 minutes per 6-gallon batch versus an immersion chiller.

I would give this five stars but it does not come with the “female to female” hose adapter needed to connect it to the water supply via garden hose (this is fairly obvious if you look at the picture carefully). Consider buying an adapter before using this on brew day.

This unit brought down a five gallon batch from 200 deg after whirlpool to 68 in ten minutes. I could have gone lower too. water in was 62 deg The only downside is there isn't enough time to sit back and enjoy a beer like there was with my old immersion chiller. Cleanup is easy as the 1/2" QD I added are compatible with the 3/4' garden hose QD I use so it's as simple as attaching my garden hose to wort out and letting it flush for a few minutes - I'll also recirculate with hot PBW rinse them put in the oven for 60 minutes to sanitize and dry. just cover the wort connections with aluminum foil and store for the next brew day. Jim

I'm using this chiller for 18 month now. It is very easy to use (I use gravity feed) and saves time over using an immersion chiller. It does cool the wort from boiling to within a few degrees of the cooling water. It's amazing how much heat it takes away. The drawback it the cold break goes into your fermenter. However I've not noticed any detrimental effects on my end product. Make sure to counter flush it after use to remove any trub that is in the chiller.

I'm not sure if I got a different model but the one I received has GHT not MPT on the water inlet/outlet it not an issue for me as I already had the quick disconnects for the garden hose. I have not used this product yet so my five stars are for appearance what looks to be a quality item.

Works great; awesome value. Only downside is that there isn't a mounting bracket like the other brand. Be sure to use a hop rocket/spider or you'll clog up! I use this gravity and with pump depending on the height of the kettle I'm using.

I've used this wort chiller on at least 50 batches of beer and love it! Way better than immersion chillers. Easy to sterilize and cools the wort to just a couple of degrees above the cooling water temperature. Quick too! I use just gravity feed and it only takes about 10 minutes to cool 10 gallons of wort from boiling.