I'm down to the last couple of critical pieces of my new brew rig, one of which is a HERMS coil. FYSA, I'm building a Kal clone set up with 20 Gal. Ss Brew Tech kettles.
In shopping around for a HERMS coil and debating on tackling the beast myself, I came across Stainlessbrewing's website. Their price for a 1/2" x 50' coil is very reasonable and seems pretty hard to pass up. My only concern is the diameter. On TEB, Kal recommends a 15.5" diameter x 7" high coil. The largest diameter offered on Stainlessbrewing's site is 14".
Would there be much (if any) difference in performance between 14" diameter and 15.5" diameter? As I understand it, it's primarily a matter of keeping all or as much as possible of the coil submerged in order to maximize efficiency, right?
I sent an e-mail to Zach at SB asking about the possibility of making one at 15.5" dia but before I make too big a deal out of it, I figured I'd ask anyone here with experience in these.
Thanks & Cheers!
In shopping around for a HERMS coil and debating on tackling the beast myself, I came across Stainlessbrewing's website. Their price for a 1/2" x 50' coil is very reasonable and seems pretty hard to pass up. My only concern is the diameter. On TEB, Kal recommends a 15.5" diameter x 7" high coil. The largest diameter offered on Stainlessbrewing's site is 14".
Would there be much (if any) difference in performance between 14" diameter and 15.5" diameter? As I understand it, it's primarily a matter of keeping all or as much as possible of the coil submerged in order to maximize efficiency, right?
I sent an e-mail to Zach at SB asking about the possibility of making one at 15.5" dia but before I make too big a deal out of it, I figured I'd ask anyone here with experience in these.
Thanks & Cheers!