Convoluted chiller

[Maddaddam]

Hey all,
I just picked up a bunch of random homebrew equipment off marketplace that included 2 of these convoluted chillers. I'm wondering if anyone knows what the 5th attachment would be for?

Am I right to assume cold water attaches to the 90° fitting and the wort goes through the straight part?

Also wondering why there's copper pipe attached inside the barb but I'll probably just replace the fittings. Hoping it's not too corroded or gross inside.

 

[SanPancho]

Likely was for either temp gauge or possibly carb stone. Usually temp gauge.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

I'd take apart all those fittings after cleaning it up some. That way you can start out new. For the water connections I would put on some hose style QD's. For the wort ends, silicon hose us best.

After you get it figured out run some hot PBW through the wort path to make sure it's clean.

There's instructions on the web for those, search "chillzilla".

 

[sibelman]

@SanPancho is probably right about the thermometer. A tee at the outlet can also facilitate switching between recirculation (that sanitizes the chiller with hot wort) and chilling to the fermenter.

 

[doug293cz]

Likely was for either temp gauge or possibly carb stone. Usually temp gauge.

Temp probe. You wouldn't carb beer going into the fermenter.

Brew on

 

[sibelman]

You wouldn't carb beer going into the fermenter.

True, that. But you might aerate/oxygenate.

 

[doug293cz]

True, that. But you might aerate/oxygenate.

That would make sense.

Brew on

 

[SanPancho]

Temp probe. You wouldn't carb beer going into the fermenter.

Brew on You would oxygenate it using a carb stone.

Oxygenate wort via a carb stone big guy.

 

[doug293cz]

Oxygenate wort via a carb stone big guy.

In that case it wouldn't be a carb stone, would it? There must be a generic term for the porous piece, that often isn't even a stone, but sintered stainless steel particles.

Brew on

 

[sibelman]

In that case it wouldn't be a carb stone

This is a fair point. But it was probably for a thermometer.

Would that setup be usefully faster than my Thru-mometer™, which IMHO reduces cleaning concerns at that critical location?

In other words, should OP lose the tee?

 

[Maddaddam]

Thanks for the replies. I considered a temp gauge but there was an in-line gauge included as well. Could have been for something else tho..
Never heard of a carb stone, makes for some good reading