billy915
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Finnally got around to building this thing. Is there anything I need to do to it before its maiden voyage?
Golddiggie said:How big is the IC (feet)? How big is the pot? What size batches will you be making?
Might have been a better idea to just make a second set of coil going over the first ones (using the same hardware that you wrapped it around the first time)... Since you have pretty much no room to move the IC around inside that pot...
Joesf35 said:Can you make it taller?
It will perform better if it is in contact with more volume of the wort and in a more uniform manner. The hot wort will rise, if the chiller is scrunched on the bottom it may take longer for the thermal convection in the fluid to work/mix to cool the entire volume.
But, I've never built one myself so what the hell do I know!
Gotta buy the copper tubing soon!
Let us know how it works.
billy915 said:One more question; Do I empty the water in the chiller when I'm done with it?
billy915 said:Another question came to mind.
Does it matter if the inflow of water starts at the top of the coil, or the bottom?
Pilgarlic said:When I finish, I do empty mine, but I really don't think it's necessary.
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