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We apologize for the delay in getting your shipment(s) out, as well as the lack of response to e-mails/FB messages/PMs/etc. Recently, we have had an influx of orders and we are working around the clock to get all of them out as fast as possible. As a company, we decided (right or wrong) to...

We are a bit leary about the stainless solder connection (not so much the copper...we have heaps of experience with that one) due to where the connection is on the chiller. The way the coils are positioned on the Hydra, you end up with some angular stresses in addition to water pressure. We have...

Yep. You're right! TIG welding is pretty expensive in addition to the other fittings that we would need to source from suppliers that we do not currently have a relationship with. After all of that, it would be a tough sell to have an immersion chiller that takes longer to chill and costs quite...

Being JaDeD, we would like to point out that we were not advertising any of our products in the mentioned post. However, IF WE WERE trying to advertise our products, we would have talked about how JaDeD's Hydra is the world's FASTEST IC and comparable to a large plate chiller in chilling...

Great discussion going on here. We have some input that we feel could be helpful. 1) Pond pumps are not good for pushing ice water through any chiller. Pond pumps have very low working pressure, causing much longer than necessary chilling times. We recommend using a "utility" or "sump" type...

If you are using an IC the way we recommend (chilling water fully on, stirring the wort or agitating the chiller), there is definitely enough turbulence on both the inside and outside of the chiller that the thickness and thermal coefficient of the material chosen will have an impact on the...

Great question! Not currently, the main reasons are: 1) Copper is a better heat conductor than stainless steel 2) The copper that we use has been certified by the EPA as antimicrobial (99.9% kill rate in 8hrs in dry contact situation, i.e. when stored) and stainless steel has not. 3)...

Hey Mike, Please check your clearance for your thermometer and dip tube (from the back of the kettle) for both of your kettles and send them to us. We have several ways to accommodate different kettle set-ups. Also, for anyone having to deal with ground water that high in temp, we...

The Chinchilla will work really well for 2 to 3 gallon batches. That being said, if you have ground water that gets above 60F, or if you plan on moving up to 5 gallon full boil batches in the future, we recommend that you consider the Mantis wort chiller. The Mantis uses two 25' coils of 1/4"...

Yes, Blichmann says not to use lye. However, Duda Diesel has recommended it in the past The following is a quote from the linked forum topic: That is why we brought it up... We have a few different options for brewers with heating elements that would like to use an immersion chiller. So...

So, we are definitely biased-ish, because we clearly sell wort chillers. The difference between our IC's and other plate chillers/CFC's is that we designed our immersion chillers and cleanable CFCs to be as fast or faster at chilling than un-cleanable plate chillers and "normal" CFCs. Also, we...

Great question! due to the triple coil design, neither the King Cobra or the Hydra are adjustable. Both chillers are designed for specific purposes/kettles based on their dimensions. The Hydra has 11.5" diameter chilling coils and the King Cobra has a 14" diameter chilling coils. The difference...

Thank you for your email! You should receive a reply to your email today (if you haven't already) since we went through all of our outstanding emails that required either a large amount of info or some "outside the box thinking" to answer. We do our best to get back to people as fast as...

If you are up for it, we encourage you to give either our Hydra or King Cobra chillers a try (which one will depend on your kettle clearances). If you decide to give one of our chillers a shot, for your order, we will include a pre-paid return label in the box. If you choose to return it, you...

The cost is $164.95 + shipping. There is a drop down menu on the upper right side of the Hydra page where you can chose the custom option.