Mexicanconnection2002
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Ordered mine off Amazon couple weeks ago...50' Copper Chiller Immersion Coil by Learn To Brew. $59.99 +16.49 shipping...total of $76.48. They have 2 in stock right now for same price.
I thought about making my own a couple weeks ago but it was gonna cost too much so i bought one from learn to brew for like 65 bucks it was a 50' 3/8 inch. I do want to make a huge one out of 3/4 inch 50 ft roll one day. Chilled my 7 gallons from 212-80 in maybe 25 min which was nice not havjng yo watch iit or mess with it. Next up the ice water set up
Gotcha. Know what it is, jut not familiar with the abbreviation.
I see a lot of you use 3/8", is that because it's more common or it's easier to find fitting for connections? Both?
The larger the diameter of the tube, the quicker the cool-down, right?
EROK said:Another suggestion, while chilling stir a whirlpool (fast) inside the coil with a sanitized spoon. I can get from boiling to <70 deg in 10 minutes. Stirring makes the biggest difference !!
Great build it looks great though I have a question..... I see the wort would enter through the bottom of the chiller and exit at the top of the cfc. The water would enter the top and exit at the bottom connection of the chiller aka counterflow design. Now the question is this how the hell does the wort defy gravity and move up the coils to exit at the top without the use of a pump like in your video? this has always confused me with cfc's any help is appreciated.I made a counter flow chiller using the following instructions for brewing my first batch.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_make_a_Counter_Flow_Chiller
I think the total cost was ~$25 and the only piece I had was the 1/2" copper pipe for the 6 - 2" pieces. I will also say that I only used 20' of 3/8" but that's because HD doesn't sell 25' anymore, only 20'.
As fast as I could get the wort to flow through it and it was still coming out at 83 degrees (my water temp). I didnt' time it exactly but it was 10 mins or under to cool 5 gal.
Video of first test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV45zUk4okg&feature=channel_video_title
Great build it looks great though I have a question..... I see the wort would enter through the bottom of the chiller and exit at the top of the cfc. The water would enter the top and exit at the bottom connection of the chiller aka counterflow design. Now the question is this how the hell does the wort defy gravity and move up the coils to exit at the top without the use of a pump like in your video? this has always confused me with cfc's any help is appreciated.
Zixxer10R said:Stirring defeats the purpose of using a wort chiller. Why would you hover over your BK if you had just spent near $100 to cool by some other means?
You don't worry about hot side aeration?
I don't stir and whirlpool until 95 or lower.
You absolutely introduce significant oxygen amounts if you're using a slotted spoon. How do you think you aren't? Any object breaking the surface of the wort will introduce oxygen, hence another byproduct besides sanitation of placing your chiller in before the boil is finished.
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