Hey all,
Forgive me if this topic has already been discussed. Anywho, I recently acquired (gratis) a 50' roll of 3/8" O.D. copper tubing with the intention of fabricating a double-coil immersion-type chiller. Saw one on e-Bay and it looked pretty neat. However, just yesterday, I saw an article in BYO that showed how to build a homemade counterflow chiller. Hmmm. Interesting. The CF type appears more efficient (in cooling time & water use) but I got to thinking, "What happens to all the cold break. Does it end up in the primary fermenter?" I would think so.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jeff
Forgive me if this topic has already been discussed. Anywho, I recently acquired (gratis) a 50' roll of 3/8" O.D. copper tubing with the intention of fabricating a double-coil immersion-type chiller. Saw one on e-Bay and it looked pretty neat. However, just yesterday, I saw an article in BYO that showed how to build a homemade counterflow chiller. Hmmm. Interesting. The CF type appears more efficient (in cooling time & water use) but I got to thinking, "What happens to all the cold break. Does it end up in the primary fermenter?" I would think so.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jeff