Cpt_Kirks

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Now that I have my plate chiller, my old copper IC is just sitting there.

Has anybody used one to make a HERMS coil? I would imagine so, it's a natural.

A couple of weldless connectors and a couple more camlocks, and it will be in business.

gunner65

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"The Pols" first system used a commercial pre-chiller for that.

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anonymousbrew

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im using an IC as a herms coil - AND an IC. I like that i can take it in and out of the keggle. Works well for now until i get the elements in and everything hard plumbed into the keggles.

resslerk

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Here is what my copper herms coil looks like...



Compression fittings going to weldless bulkheads.

One thing I'd add is that if you are going to hard mount/plumb it, having gravity on your side is nice. As you can see mine self drains. Makes it a lot easier to clean up. To get the last bits of water out I then put my brewing dedicated shop vac on one end for a few minutes.

HarkinBanks

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Yup, you can do it pretty easily. I just made one out of my old 25' IC chiller because I had an extra thermocouple and 1500w HD element lying around and wanted to try a herms setup. I got a cheap 3 gal stockpot here:

http://www.boscovs.com/StoreFrontWeb/Product.bos?itemNumber=11954

Added a T and a compression fitting from Home Depot, some reflectix for insulation and I was in business. I already had my PID setup from my CB20 system, so it was an easy transition. I get close to 1 degree rise per minute with this setup doing step mashes. The coil fits very tightly into the 3 gallon pot.

I actually use the IC chiller now to chill as well instead of my plate chiller and whirlpool ala Jamil. I got tired of using bags for my hops and still getting my plate chiller stuck with trub.

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JKoravos

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I use the copper coil in my system as an IC and a HERMS coil. It stays in my kettle for the entire brew, I just switch which hoses are connected to it. So, yeah, you can convert an IC into a HERMS coil.

Namako

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Imagine the audacity of people calling these immersion "chillers," when we all know they're really HEAT EXCHANGERS, and they can work well both ways... they're a lot like tracer fire in that sense!!

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onelegout

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I too, use my old IC as a HERMS coil. It works fine

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Cpt_Kirks

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My IC is made of 3/8" copper. It that too narrow for a HERMS coil?

RegionalChaos

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How long should a HERMS coil be?

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