I had to run to lowes last evening because the kitchen sink was in need of repair... the drain started leaking while cleaning bottles.
I have been thinking of building a chiller for a bit now... I was trying to figure out if I should get 25' or 50' of 3/8 copper tubing. The 25 ft chunk was a buck less than the 50 ft.. so I made my decision quick. $30.57 for 50 feet of 3/8 copper.
So here is what I did.. I had a beer...
Here are the bits I collected at the box store... Is that hose going to be ok?
I used an old primer paint pail to wrap it around...
Cut a hole in the top of the bucket and used a tie wrap to secure....
Started wrapping and secured with more tie wraps...
Here is what I ended up with...
It should work, but it isn't that pretty...
I got 50 foot and didn't use it all. Tap water here in AZ during the summer is still quite warm. My plan is to make another chiller that I can drop into a 5 gallon bucket ice bath and hopefully cool the tap water, then circulate through the wort..
Here are a couple more pics.. easy and functional... just ugly.
in the brew pot...
meh nothing special compared to what some of you guys do but this is what I have to offer.
Hopefully this helps someone out.
Total was $52 and some change...
Gotta go fix the broken sink now, saw shiny copper and got distracted. lol
Scott
I have been thinking of building a chiller for a bit now... I was trying to figure out if I should get 25' or 50' of 3/8 copper tubing. The 25 ft chunk was a buck less than the 50 ft.. so I made my decision quick. $30.57 for 50 feet of 3/8 copper.
So here is what I did.. I had a beer...
Here are the bits I collected at the box store... Is that hose going to be ok?
I used an old primer paint pail to wrap it around...
Cut a hole in the top of the bucket and used a tie wrap to secure....
Started wrapping and secured with more tie wraps...
Here is what I ended up with...
It should work, but it isn't that pretty...
I got 50 foot and didn't use it all. Tap water here in AZ during the summer is still quite warm. My plan is to make another chiller that I can drop into a 5 gallon bucket ice bath and hopefully cool the tap water, then circulate through the wort..
Here are a couple more pics.. easy and functional... just ugly.
in the brew pot...
meh nothing special compared to what some of you guys do but this is what I have to offer.
Hopefully this helps someone out.
Total was $52 and some change...
Gotta go fix the broken sink now, saw shiny copper and got distracted. lol
Scott