Slip_Stick
Well-Known Member
I have 20' of 3/8" copper tubing i've been using as an immersion chiller for my 5 gallon batches. However, since i started brewing 10 gallon batches, i need a more effective way of cooling my wort. I decided i wanted to turn my IMC into a counterflow chiller utilizing the copper piping i have used for my IMC.
I'm wondering if the inside of the copper piping will be ok to use to run hot wort through. When i set the IMC inside my wort in the last 15 min of the boil, there has always been water left inside that boils up through the pipe. So i figured there is water sitting inside the tubing while not in use.
What's a good, effective way to clean out the inside of my copper piping to insure my wort wont be infected or exposed to something while using it as a CFC?
I'm wondering if the inside of the copper piping will be ok to use to run hot wort through. When i set the IMC inside my wort in the last 15 min of the boil, there has always been water left inside that boils up through the pipe. So i figured there is water sitting inside the tubing while not in use.
What's a good, effective way to clean out the inside of my copper piping to insure my wort wont be infected or exposed to something while using it as a CFC?