DIY Wort Chiller

[nicklawmusic]

I'm considering making a wort chiller. I've gathered that I need 3/8" soft copper pipe, but how much length do I need in order to make something that will cool a 5 gallon batch?


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[sar_dog_1]

About 25 feet. I just made two of them. I am going to sell one.

 

[NeoBrew]

I wondered the same thing when I made mine. The answer is the longer the coil the better cooling you will have. What I found out was that a 50' coil would be too tall in my brew pot to be completely immersed in the wort for a 5 gallon batch. I went with 25' of coil. It works great for me.

I put together a quick spreadsheet to determine how many coils and height you would end up with. I think you can still get it from my old thread if you are interested.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/immersion-chiller-geometry-spreadsheet-445577/

 

[nicklawmusic]

Thanks. Trying to work out whether it's easier to buy one in the UK or make it. I don't realise about the number of coils.

Just a pipe dream at the moment (ag gag gag gag!)


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