bmbigda
Well-Known Member
I have a 50ft, 1/2" copper immersion chiller that I made a while back. It was originally designed to go into my 20 gal brewpot so I made it fairly wide.
I have recently made a transition back to stovetop 5 gal brewing, and the chiller interferes with the probe of my 8 gal brewpot's built in thermometer. I even went as far as to add a SS tee to the exterior of the pot to push the thermometer out even further, but the chiller still makes enough contact that i have to really jam it in to get it go down. The thermometer probe at this point is only protruding about an inch into the pot, so I don't think a shorter probe will help.
Unless someone has another solution (I'm all ears!) I think I need to attempt to unwind the chiller and rebuild it. Has anyone ever attempted this? I am very nervous about kinking the copper. Another idea I had was to make an indentation that runs vertically to accommodate the probe, but again - worried about kinking.
I have recently made a transition back to stovetop 5 gal brewing, and the chiller interferes with the probe of my 8 gal brewpot's built in thermometer. I even went as far as to add a SS tee to the exterior of the pot to push the thermometer out even further, but the chiller still makes enough contact that i have to really jam it in to get it go down. The thermometer probe at this point is only protruding about an inch into the pot, so I don't think a shorter probe will help.
Unless someone has another solution (I'm all ears!) I think I need to attempt to unwind the chiller and rebuild it. Has anyone ever attempted this? I am very nervous about kinking the copper. Another idea I had was to make an indentation that runs vertically to accommodate the probe, but again - worried about kinking.