Would this work for a HERMS?

I have a friend who used to make ethanol. He ended up moving out of the country for a job, but gave me his condenser in hopes that I could use it. It's 1" over 3/4 x 48" long. If I got a dishwasher pump to recirculate the hot water through the condenser, could it function as a HERMS coil or would there not be enough surface are? If I don't have to build a huge HERMS coil or RIMS system that would be cool.

if it will work to cool and the materials will handle the temperatures it will work to heat. I assume it is all copper? in which case it will work well

jtsims21 said:

if it will work to cool and the materials will handle the temperatures it will work to heat. I assume it is all copper? in which case it will work well

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It's all copper. I'm just not sure if this way would be harder than a RIMS.

it would be similar to a rims, but easier as you woulnt have the possability of scoraching wort, you could also use a closed system with oil so you could make it hotter without boiling it.

jtsims21 said:

it would be similar to a rims, but easier as you woulnt have the possability of scoraching wort, you could also use a closed system with oil so you could make it hotter without boiling it.

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