I was wondering if anyone has used there wort chiller to cool there beer? I was thinking of hooking keg to wort chiller and putting it in ice water. Then just putting picnic tap on other end. Any reasons not to do this?
Cooling beer out of keg question
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BendBrewer
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It's called a jockey box. Build it in a cooler and put taps on it.
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erock2112
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I wouldn't want my beer to be running through my wort chiller. If I had a dedicated jockey box, as above, it might be fine, but I imagine the inside of my chiller is pretty nasty as it's hard to get all of the water out...
erock2112
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I guess I'm worried about mold. If I were going to run beer through there, I'd be very sure that the inside was spotless.
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BendBrewer
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If you are going to use your chiller, I would take all the fittings off and boil it submerged for 15-20 minutes and then a Sani Soak.
Golddiggie
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I would think you'd want stainless steel for the beer to go through, not copper. You'd also want the correct ID for the beer to travel through, which might not be the same as your IC...
I would dedicate hardware for a jockey box if I was going to build one (or just buy one)... I know they're not cheap, most of the time, if you buy them already made. See if you can look at one, and figure out what you'll need to build one. Document how you build it, so that if it works really well, you can post it up in the DIY section... Of course, there could already be some postings there on how to build one up...
I would dedicate hardware for a jockey box if I was going to build one (or just buy one)... I know they're not cheap, most of the time, if you buy them already made. See if you can look at one, and figure out what you'll need to build one. Document how you build it, so that if it works really well, you can post it up in the DIY section... Of course, there could already be some postings there on how to build one up...
That looks like the world's most awesome jockey box. How many feet is each of those coils?
Have you seen the price of copper lately? I think you'll find a DIY jockey box isn't expensive after all.
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