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Well, it worked OK. Got the 3/8 inside the 3/4 bent around the Sanke. Still got a few moderate kinks but able to straighten well enough. Spring bender, a second person, and a little more time would yield a fairly flawless coil I think. I first hand bent 1 coil around the keg, turned the keg...

Casebrew, yep on the diameter v. radius and yep on the tighter bend of soft copper. Just got 9 lbs of rolled copper at 2.50/lb (about 15' of 3/4 and 3/8 each). Another practice bend around the Sanke and I'll give it a shot. I think 15" diameter coils will give a nice low profile chiller that...

that number- 20x diameter, seems reasonble sudsmonkey. Thanks for the reply. I did a practice bend at about corny keg diameter and got several fatal kinks. Also, don't think I applied adequate pressure against the tube at the point of the bend. I'm going to try again soon. 3/4 tubing would...

Has anyone built one of these? I have access to copper tubing at scrap prices(metal recycling yard) and just can't resist the beauty of this thing. Braising the fittings won't be so bad, but bending without kinking might be another story. Any experience or ideas about this?

thanks for the info folks. the cheap manifold idea has its problems it appears. thanks also for the links. pretty good prices too. i should learn to site surf more thoroughly (probably toxin build-up from store bought brews). i'll have that remedied soon! thanks again for the help.

cweston- I think you're right. to get the wort out of the bottom, the manifold would have to be pretty small in daimeter. I saw a keg specific false bottom on some site for $35 bucks or so, but lost the site. it's not NB, morebeer, or Sabco. Any ideas?

that's kinda what I had in mind too. bending soft copper is pretty easy. Is the use of a manifold rather than braided stanless tubing going to make a difference in sparging? (less stuck sparges, efficiency, etc).

Wondering if it is possible to use a copper pipe manifold in a converted Sanke MLT. Curved bottom seems a bit challenging to not leave wort behind. Trying not to buy much more prefab equipment if I can help it. Stainless false bottoms are a bit pricey, homemade bazooka may be the answer for...

Just wanted to say hello. Getting back into brewing after a nine year hiatus. Brewed about 50 gallons of the extract/partial mash variety before the break (never stopped consuming though!). After nine years of thinking about a dedicated brewery, and constructing the space, I am finally...