Recent content by bwilliamson

I have thought about them but that kind of takes away done of the DIY for me. I was going to use either tap water or the steam beside my house for the cold water source.

A test would certainly give results either way. I feel that the wort making 90 degree turns inside the tube would cause more turbulence and mort of the wort would be in contact with the cold pipe rather than the wort just flowing straight through the pipe. The wort on the outside of the hot...

Yep. I was thinking about this way too hard and it's like trying to reinvent the wheel.

Angle grinder all the way but swap out the stone for a 1/16" think cut off disk. Just go slow and they cut metal like butter.

In series both with turns to keep the wort moving around and a stick.

Good idea. I though of a few different designs but not about making it act as one long tube. Better yet, why not save $$$ on fittings and make a single tube about 6' long.

I couldn't agree more about me creating work for myself and over engineering this thing. I just like to make things. As for the flow issues, I have a few Shurflo RV water pumps laying around. They typically move 3-5 gallons per minute at 45 PSI. I figured even if splitting the flow 4 ways and...

I'm thinking of building one of these to use as my chiller. Something about the coil of copper tubing is just too simple for me. I estimate this would cost about $100 in materials. The water lines would run completely through the larger wort lines. You could feed it with whatever temp cold...

Counter Flow Chiller

Counter Flow Chiller

First all grain for me. 10962 plus 5-gal, Cream Ale=10967

I don't really have much input on this rather a question about my own efficiency. I recently brewed my first AG batch. It's a simple Cream Ale. 7 lbs Rahr - 2 row pale .75 lbs - Gambrinus Honey Malt .25 lbs - Belgian Biscuit Malt The directions said: Sacch’ Rest: 150° F for 60...

I'm in. Very awesome list of items.