RazzBarlow
Well-Known Member
I have a "noob" question. I'm planning my brew sculpture and I have a couple of questions.
I plan on putting a Dura-Diesel 12 inch plate chiller into the system (water to wort chiller), but I find myself in the unique position of having an abundance of 1/4 inch copper tubing. I was thinking of putting a "pre-chiller" before the plate chiller. My idea is to have a sheet aluminum tunnel with appx. 100 feet of copper tubing in a paperclip shape, then having an electric fan forcing fresh air through this tunnel. I would attach the copper tubing to the sheet aluminum to maximize the heat-sink effect (air to wort chiller). Logic says this would make wort cooling that much faster. But, practical application may prove differently.
What say you?
Great idea!?
Couldn't hurt?
Waste of time?
I plan on putting a Dura-Diesel 12 inch plate chiller into the system (water to wort chiller), but I find myself in the unique position of having an abundance of 1/4 inch copper tubing. I was thinking of putting a "pre-chiller" before the plate chiller. My idea is to have a sheet aluminum tunnel with appx. 100 feet of copper tubing in a paperclip shape, then having an electric fan forcing fresh air through this tunnel. I would attach the copper tubing to the sheet aluminum to maximize the heat-sink effect (air to wort chiller). Logic says this would make wort cooling that much faster. But, practical application may prove differently.
What say you?
Great idea!?
Couldn't hurt?
Waste of time?