scottieo2
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I am debating what length of wort chiller I should get. Is it worth the extra money to get a longer length coil? I do partial boils now but will be transitioning to full boils pretty soon.
Wort Chiller Length
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D_Struct
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I'm in the same boat, and I'm currently debating the same issue.
kpr121
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I have a 25ft 3/8 ID coil and can get my 5 gallons of wort down to pitching in less than 1/2 hour, using tap water for the first 10-15 minutes and switching to a pond pump in cooler filled with ice water for the rest.
50 feet would probably bring that down to 15-20 minutes. So its really whether that extra time is worth it. Plus you have to see whether you might at some point step up to 10 gallon. Then I would say that 25 is out of the question.
50 feet would probably bring that down to 15-20 minutes. So its really whether that extra time is worth it. Plus you have to see whether you might at some point step up to 10 gallon. Then I would say that 25 is out of the question.
pericles
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Get the longer length now. The price of copper isn't going down, so if you actually plan to upgrade eventually, you'll be glad to have spent less now.
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