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This is actually the first chiller in my arsenal. After about 2 years of brewing 5gal batches using just an icebath to cool, I have just upgraded to a 15gallon kettle and lifting that into a tub of ice was no longer going to work. After a whole lot of research here on HBT I settled on the...

krazydave, I didnt even have the ferrules in there, just trying to get the hollow compression fitting onto the tube, the ferrules themselves actually slide on pretty easily. I did my best to not take a wrench or pliers to the tubing when straightening, so is NOT the diameter that is bent. The...

DIY 1/2" Stainless Steel CFC Build Total Build cost: ~$160

DIY 1/2" Stainless Steel CFC Build Total Build cost: ~$160

DIY 1/2" Stainless Steel CFC Build Total Build cost: ~$160

DIY 1/2" Stainless Steel CFC Build Total Build cost: ~$160

DIY 1/2" Stainless Steel CFC Build Total Build cost: ~$160 25' of 1/2" 304SS Tubing: $27.50 (2) 1/2" SS Bore Through Compression Fitting: $26.24 (2) 1/2" SS Regular Compression Fitting: $29.00 (2) 3/4" SS Tee: $7.60 (1) 3/4" x 3" SS Nipple - - Cut in...

Onehoppyguy, no worries, I wish it was that easy :) Bobby M, Don't even have the ferrules in there but have managed to slide the fittings dow all the way through the fitting. It is definitely that the tube is bent, I just don't really know the best way to fix it. Funny, most people have...

What, you mean like this? I have 2 of the bored through on the right, they are the ones i cant get to slide onto the tube.

The difference between regular 1/2" compression fitting & a bored through fitting.

About to wrap up my stainless steel CFC & decided to go with bore through compression fittings in order to seal off the Tee. Unfortunately I did not anticipate the extremely tight tolerance of the compression fitting. The compression fitting stops at the first 1/4" of the tubing & will not...

DIYing the new 25' Stainless 1/2" CFC. Ran into a kink.

Alright, thanks again for all your help, my kettle was pretty much designed exactly like yours, the pictures really helped! I have upgraded my fittings and hoses going into the pump to be as close to 1/2" as possible in the hopes it would minimize clogs while maximizing flow. As for...

Ok, I use a majority of pellets hops. I really want to try whirlpool hopping just didnt want to clog up everything on my first run. I was thinking of just bagging the 60-30min additions and removing them when I start the whirlpool. That should remove at least some of the potential debris...

Wayne, When your doing the whirlpool do you just run everything through your pump/ cfc & back into the kettle? I set up my kettle almost exactly the same as yours, just dont want the pump or cfc to clog with hops as I startup the whirlpooling for the first time. It doesnt appear you have...

I am almost finished building what sounds like a similar setup, I want to pump through the CFC (no chilling water running) to sanitize equipment & create a whirlpool. What kind of filtration (if any) are you guys using on your dip-tubes. I feel that maybe the commercial guys have large...

Haha, what I meant was choosing to use 1/2" inner tubing instead of or "over" 3/8" inner tubing. But yes, most of the DIY CFCs using 3/8" inner line find a 5/8" rubber hose to use as the outer jacket.

And going 1/2" ID over 3/8" would make for a bigger (less potential clogging) opening.