SamuraiSquirrel
Well-Known Member
So I picked up 50 ft of 1/2" copper to build an immersion chiller. As before any DIY build I am wondering what the best design is to give me the best chilling time.
I have seen plenty of single coil 50' chillers and a few 50' with a large circle and a smaller one in the center.
I would like to keep it a single 10" diameter coil if possible (wrapped around a corny). That should make my chiller coil about 10" high if I calculated correctly. This should work perfect since I brew mostly 6.5 gallon batches in a 10 gallon pot. I don't have a pump so the whirlpool chiller is out of the question. I just plan on gently stirring while it's chilling.
So I was wondering if should just build a single 50' chiller or 2 25' chillers stacked on top of one another? There would be two coolant inputs and to outputs.
I'm just wondering how much more efficient it would be than a standard single 50' coil.
Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.
I have seen plenty of single coil 50' chillers and a few 50' with a large circle and a smaller one in the center.
I would like to keep it a single 10" diameter coil if possible (wrapped around a corny). That should make my chiller coil about 10" high if I calculated correctly. This should work perfect since I brew mostly 6.5 gallon batches in a 10 gallon pot. I don't have a pump so the whirlpool chiller is out of the question. I just plan on gently stirring while it's chilling.
So I was wondering if should just build a single 50' chiller or 2 25' chillers stacked on top of one another? There would be two coolant inputs and to outputs.
I'm just wondering how much more efficient it would be than a standard single 50' coil.
Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.