Wort Chiller Blues: HD Only has 20 or 50 Feet 3/8" Copper
I was looking into making a wort chiller, but Home Depot only has 20 feet or 50 feet of 3/8" copper. Will I lose a lot of efficiency with just 20 feet on a full boil or should I buy a longer pre-made chiller? Yes I plan on doing full boils.
The total for parts was around $37 for the 20 feet design.
I only had a 25' coil of 3/8" when I was using an immersion chiller and it worked fine. My CFC is also only 25' so I doubt losing that 5' will make much difference, at worst an extra couple minutes of cooling time.
Is it 25' submerged? Or total length? I assume the latter. You have the distinct advantage of building it to fit you pot, so you can gain back so of the length that is lost to the pre-made ones since they may be taller to fit tall pots.
Also, you might try Lowe's or Ace. I really prefer Lowe's as they seem always seem to have what I am looking for that HD doesn't seem to have at the moment.
Provided shipping isn't outrageous, that site is a deal. I recently paid $75 for 60 feet of 1/2" at Menards.
That sucks. You could have saved 20 bucks.
$42 (including shipping) for 50 feet of 3/8"
$54 (including shipping) for 50 feet of 1/2"
I went with the 3/8". It was tempting to go with 1/2" but I already spent a enough this month on brewing stuff. Transistioning to All Grain is painful cost wise.
Wort Chiller Blues: HD Only has 20 or 50 Feet 3/8" Copper
Will I lose a lot of efficiency with just 20 feet on a full boil or should I buy a longer pre-made chiller? Yes I plan on doing full boils.
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