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Old 03-08-2012, 12:16 AM   #1
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I am looking at upgrading my 25' stainless wort chiller to a 50' and wondering if it is worth the extra money to go with 1/2" tubing? I use a Keggle for my boil pot and plan on doing 10Gal batches in the future as well.


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If you plan to do 10 gallons go for the 1/2".
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Personally for those size batches I'd go CFC and be done and mine works great just with gravity, 6.25 gallons from boiling to 60 in 12-15 minutes!
Made mine for less than $50
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