Recent content by Soetmelks_Brew

I would like to preserve my pre-boiled wort for a week or two. Way to many potential brew days that don't have enough hours in them to complete the process. I am sure there must be a solution. Freezing is one I think can work but I don't have the facilities. What about campden tablets. I dont...

Here goes the how to.. I was given a length of stainless pipe which I cut in 3 equal lengths app 27.5ft each. The keg I use as a boil pot has a 12" hole cut out the top so I made my immersion chillers total od once completed to be 10". Wanted it a little smaller so that I could move it around...

Yes 100% homebuild. Unfortunately I did not take pictures during the process but I will be happy to pass on measurements and how I did tips

What you might be missing is that the 3 rings are actually seperate from each other. I joined the 3 x inlets seperately from the 3 x outlets. I wanted the water to travel the shortest route possible but also spread the chiller effectively so as to minimise hot spots. I will upload a pic of the...

Cost me $60. Was a battle keeping the fingers from being pinched, but a very satisfying build.

I have made up a 2x5gallon drums of salt water (ratio of 1:5) and it's been in a freezer at 5F without freezing. Any ideas how I can use it as a secondry chiller after using the ground water. I hate the salt depost on my equipment. Maybe a permanent immersion chiller in the drums so the salt...

Yes the wort temp and discharge temp is very close, I think getting more water through the chiller will definitely help.

Maybe someone can give this tri-fangled device a better name. The chiller is designed on a ribcage chiller and I felt it would look better and most probably work better with the extra coil. I used some .2inch I.D piping a friend gave me, a pipe with a larger I.D would obviously work a lot...