need a wort chiller any ideas?

working on getting the stuff to go all grain. was at a restaurant supply store today looking for a pot and the guy mentioned he had a used one in the back 8 gallon stainless steel nice thick sides. he sold the pot to me for $25 my kind of deal. the only down side is i need a lid for it.

anyway i now need a wort chiller anyone know of a fairly cheap way to make one.

air conditioner grade 3/8 bendable copper tubing at home depot, about a dollar per foot.

k1v1116 said:

air conditioner grade 3/8 bendable copper tubing at home depot, about a dollar per foot.

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I don't think it's a dollar a foot anymore.....more like 3 dollars a foot at most places.

how easy is that to bend, and what do you get to secure that to your water line

You can buy one for around $60, and I think the copper would cost nearly that.

You don't need a lid for your pot.

squeekysheep how easy is that to bend, and what do you get to secure that to your water line

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It isnt that hard to bend. I did mine last night 50' of 3/8" copper bent it by hand. It may not be pretty but i bet it will work..


SD

Scrap copper prices have gone through the roof and it is a little rediculous take this example:

Prior to 1982 pennies were made with 95% copper, the 95% copper cents weigh 3.1 grams. Today they are made with 95% zinc, cents made today weigh 2.5 grams. Currently scrap copper sells for more than 2.50 per pound and it only takes around 150 pennies to equal a pound. Thus each pre 1982 penny is worth more as scrap metal than it is as an actual penny.

If only there was a way to sort out the pre 1982 pennies from the new pennies quickly and efficiently, then shred them up and sell them to scrap dealers.

I bought 25 feet last week at the home depot here in New Rochelle, NY for 26 bucks.

Donasay said:

If only there was a way to sort out the pre 1982 pennies from the new pennies quickly and efficiently, then shred them up and sell them to scrap dealers.

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I know I have Jars full.....hmmm I wonder if I have enough pennies in all my penny coffee cans to afford a wort chiller!?!

k1v1116 said:

I bought 25 feet last week at the home depot here in New Rochelle, NY for 26 bucks.

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I'll give you 27 for it

It's definitely not that cheap in the Detroit area....

so what did you use to connect the chiller to the water source

i seen a wort chiller at my local store but it's $60 and only half as long s i would like

just got a quote for 50ft $24.97

http://www.buy.com/prod/726-18000500-copper-refrigeration-tubing-3-8/q/loc/111/90142946.html

looks like you can get 50 ft of 3/8th for $52 and free shipping. and buy.com is a big site.

squeekysheep so what did you use to connect the chiller to the water source

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I used plastic tubing and waterhose fittings both from HD. I think the whole thing cost about $60 including the tubeing.

SD