powerslave73
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I used the same fittings in your ribcage design,but the hose would move them and make them leak, so i tightened them and then fluxed and soldered them. No leaks anymore.
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grimeey
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It's not our first choice for a chiller, but it was at the right price - free
I'm also very happy with boiling to pitched in less than 15 minutes.HOP-HEAD
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Tried the Rib Cage design... 30' of 3/8"... It gets the job done, just takes about 40 min.
This one I built for 2 purposes... 1. for small extract batches and it works great for that. and 2. as a pre-chiller for the ribcage chiller in my keggle.
I'll be moving to a plate chiller once I integrate pumps into my system.
Your designs are fine, they're just way too light on the surface area which does all your cooling...
dstar26t
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I really like that design. So simple with no soldering. Nice job.
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Simple, Cheap and doesnt take up any space when not in use. Brilliant!
But also doesn't work very well, and especially so for larger batch sizes. IMO, an immersion chiller or a CFC is a much better way to go. Ice will get you there eventually if you use enough of it, but so will the no-chill methods. I want fast chilling and the faster the better.
BrewSpook
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So I got bored the other day...
50' 5/8" black rubber hose: $27
50' 3/8" refridge copper tubing: $34
various connectors and such: $0 (had on hand)
This is 1/2 of materials used, each will be 24' give or take
I call it the stealth chiller
50' 5/8" black rubber hose: $27
50' 3/8" refridge copper tubing: $34
various connectors and such: $0 (had on hand)
This is 1/2 of materials used, each will be 24' give or take
I call it the stealth chiller
Quan
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To your defense.... I have one of those extra elbows and I kinda somewhat dislike it because it makes it hard to drain the damn thing.
I hear ya, I made an IC as well, works great. But if space is limited and time isnt an issue then Ice is fine.
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BadgerBrewer
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This isn't mine..but I like the compactness of this unit.
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I'm trying to figure out exactly WTF that is and how it works.
Looks like wort comes in at the top, goes into CFC and flows to the bottom, exits the CFC and flows back up through the bare copper coil before finally going down to the bottom again to an out-spout.
Seems a little goofy to me, to be honest.
Looks like wort comes in at the top, goes into CFC and flows to the bottom, exits the CFC and flows back up through the bare copper coil before finally going down to the bottom again to an out-spout.
Seems a little goofy to me, to be honest.
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BadgerBrewer
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I think the way that this works is that the bucket gets filled with ice first. Then water is ran through the IC to super chill it, then it runs through the CFC while the wort runs through the CFC the other way to cool it on its way to the fermenter. At least I think it works likt that! Nice and compact though and a cool way to prechill the water before going into the CFC.
I don't think so. All of that copper (the bare coil as well as what is hidden inside of the CFC) is all connected. Wort flows through the copper. Water flows through the back hose of the CFC. The bucket is probably filled with ice water or something, but... it's kind of strange.
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BadgerBrewer
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The more I stare at it the more I think you are right. The wort must flow through the exposed copper coil since there appear to be a hose connect in and out on the black rubber hose. I suspect it is used as a normal CFC in that regard, so wort must flow through the copper coil surrounded by ice, which starts the wort cooling before it hits the CFC to be chilled the rest of the way going into the fermenter.
I think if I were to design one I might do it like I originally thought it worked and prechill the water before entering the CFC. The heat differential between the hot wort going through the copper coil and the ice surrounding it wold cause the ice to melt awful quickly and lose its cooling power.
I think if I were to design one I might do it like I originally thought it worked and prechill the water before entering the CFC. The heat differential between the hot wort going through the copper coil and the ice surrounding it wold cause the ice to melt awful quickly and lose its cooling power.
I still think you have it backward. There is a quick connect at the top (to connect to pump, I presume) and it first goes through the CFC. The last thing it does is go through the bare coil before going down and out that bare copper tube at the bottom of the bucket (into a fermenter, I presume.)
Like I said... it's sort of weird, so maybe I'm completely wrong.
There is a quick connect at the top (to connect to pump, I presume) and it first goes through the CFC. The last thing it does is go through the bare coil before going down and out that bare copper tube at the bottom of the bucket (into a fermenter, I presume.)Like I said... it's sort of weird, so maybe I'm completely wrong.
AlchemyBrewing
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Where did you get 50' of 3/8 copper for that price? The best I have found is HD for $56!
I found mines at Lowes (50' x 3/8"). It was $38, but i'm in Hawaii.
AlchemyBrewing
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Crap! The cheapest I can find in Denver is about $57! I thought everything was supposed to be more expensive in Hawaii? I have looked on Ebay and found nothing.
All I can say is make sure you blow them out if you live in cold climates. I killed a 10 gallon batch of IPA from a IC blow up during chilling! AHHHHH!!!
Got to fork over the dough since I am brewing again this weekend. Any thoughts on Straight IC of Rib Cage? Pros v Cons
All I can say is make sure you blow them out if you live in cold climates. I killed a 10 gallon batch of IPA from a IC blow up during chilling! AHHHHH!!!
Got to fork over the dough since I am brewing again this weekend. Any thoughts on Straight IC of Rib Cage? Pros v Cons
HOP-HEAD
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Crap! The cheapest I can find in Denver is about $57! I thought everything was supposed to be more expensive in Hawaii? I have looked on Ebay and found nothing.
All I can say is make sure you blow them out if you live in cold climates. I killed a 10 gallon batch of IPA from a IC blow up during chilling! AHHHHH!!!
Got to fork over the dough since I am brewing again this weekend. Any thoughts on Straight IC of Rib Cage? Pros v Cons
If that's the only hole, just cut out a section, get yourself a splice from the hardware store, and solder it in... done deal.
BrewBeemer
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That or just close the split more and just solder it. Other option close the split then solder a small piece of copper over the split area, either way a quick N cheap fix.
This is mine. Worked great when I had a narrower 7 gallon pot as about 90% of the coils were in the liquid come time to cool. Now that I stepped up to a 15 gal kettle that has a much larger diameter this chiller only gets about half submerged and instead of about 8 minutes to get down to 65 it's more like 20
mariojr
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This isn't mine..but I like the compactness of this unit.
This thread was recently resurrected and should answer all the questions about this design.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/hell-earth-wort-chiller-73315/
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BadgerBrewer
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I'd like some pictures of people who use a Jamil whirlpool type tube on their IC. Effective?
My DIY hybrid CFC using 20 ft of rigid copper inside a 4" PVC water jacket. The pics don't show the final completed chiller, but you can get the general idea from them. I mount it vertically. Cooling water enters from the side at the bottom and exits near the top also on the side. The copper tubes are for the wort in and out:
So are you going to pump the Wort through it or set it on the ground and have your wort High enough above it to gravity feed? Looks nice though, been thinkking about wraping my existing IC chiller with a hose and turn it into a CFC. 30 minutes for 6 gallons of wort is too slow.
I pump it back to the BK while chilling. This is similar to Jamil's whirlpool method. It's fast, but much depends on the tap water temperature. I pump ice water through the jacket near the end of the process during the warmer months. I'm happy with the performance.
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