Ebay sellers

[budbo]

Have any of you bought Wort Chillers on EBAY?

Just Curious as I have been trying to buy one that is a constantly repeated auction (from a company), Seems weird to me that they are no reserve and Every time I max bid the same ammount (I'm in no big hurry frozen 20oz soda bottles are still working) I get out bid by people who have 0 feedback and accounts that are either brand new or less than a month old..... coincidence?

 

[casebrew]

eBay doesn't like that kind of coincidence. Check the eBay forums for info on how to report it.

 

[Glibbidy]

I haven't purchased any wort chillers on Ebay. It is likely it is not a coincidence. I recently migrated to 10 gallons, and may have a wort chiller that I would be happy to part with after I fabricate one for 10 gallons.

 

[Igorstien]

Yeah, that sounds like the seller is buying the unit last minute to keep you from getting a cheap price for it................As mentioned above you should beable to report that.

IGOR

 

[Kevin K]

Care to post a link to the auction?

 

[autoferret]

that is a little BS. i'd call ebay on that one!

 

[Dude]

Screw them and make your own!

You can easily make an immersion or CFC for half the cost and VERY little effort......

 

[Walker]

You can easily make an immersion or CFC for half the cost and VERY little effort......

I'm not so sure about this, but I really didn't look around much.

I bought a chiller with a gift-card from my cousin. 25 foot of copper. It cost me about $32.

When I was in Home Depot the other day getting a thermostat, I walked through the plumbing aisle and saw that they were charging close to $50 for a 25 foot coil of copper.

Just food for thought...

edit: perhaps I misread the price tag, but this is what I think I saw.

-walker

 

[Dude]

I'm not so sure about this, but I really didn't look around much.

I bought a chiller with a gift-card from my cousin. 25 foot of copper. It cost me about $32.

When I was in Home Depot the other day getting a thermostat, I walked through the plumbing aisle and saw that they were charging close to $50 for a 25 foot coil of copper.

Just food for thought...

edit: perhaps I misread the price tag, but this is what I think I saw.

-walker

When I built my immersion chiller I got 50 feet of copper for 22 dollars. I bought a cheap garden hose and some hose clamps for a total of 7 dollars.

I wrapped the copper around a corny keg, spliced up the garden hose, clamped the connections onto the copper and it was done. Took me 15 minutes to do it and was less than 30 dollars.

A CFC could be done for 35 bucks and a half hour.

 

[autoferret]

How well does it work wrapped around the corney keg? How long to chill?

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

How well does it work wrapped around the corney keg? How long to chill?

The corny is typically used for forming the coils and is removed well in advance of use on near boiling wort. :cross:

 

[Walker]

I can't tell if you are serious or not, but I think Dude just wraps it around the keg to make it into a coil.

If you were joking, I looke like a tard now.

If you weren't joking, you are all clear now.

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-walker

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

If you were joking, I looke like a tard now.

I used the :cross: to cover my bases :rockin:

 

[autoferret]

I'm all clear now. I read it wrong. As i'm still recovering from last night. Maybe a trip to HomeDepot is inorder...

 

[Walker]

I'm all clear now. I read it wrong. As i'm still recovering from last night. Maybe a trip to HomeDepot is inorder...

CHeck the prices if you go. I swear on my mother's name that a 25 foot coil cost close to $50 when I was in there.

I think someone mentioned that building supplies and the like skyrocketed in price after Katrina hit, so that might explain why Dude got 25' for $20 some time ago, but it's currently going for $50.

-walker

 

[Dude]

CHeck the prices if you go. I swear on my mother's name that a 25 foot coil cost close to $50 when I was in there.

I think someone mentioned that building supplies and the like skyrocketed in price after Katrina hit, so that might explain why Dude got 25' for $20 some time ago, but it's currently going for $50.

-walker

50 feet for $22......ACE hardware.....

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I think copper is one of those commodities whose price varies geographically, although Dude doesn't live that far away. I know I built my 25'er for <$30 about a year ago.

 

[Dude]

I think copper is one of those commodities whose price varies geographically, although Dude doesn't live that far away. I know I built my 25'er for <$30 about a year ago.

Baron makes a good point too--if you are doing 5 gallon batches and are going to build an IC, any more than 25 ft of copper is overkill.

 

[cweston]

CHeck the prices if you go. I swear on my mother's name that a 25 foot coil cost close to $50 when I was in there.

Several weeks ago, I bought 50 feet of 3/8 inch copper tubing at HD for about $30.

I used about 30 feet for the chiller and the other 20 for a pre-chiller coil to go in a bucket of ice water. I've gotten excellent results so far. I can chill my partial boils in about 10 minutes.

 

[Walker]

cool... maybe I looked at the wrong pricetag (or maybe it was 50' that I was looking at.)

It seemed weird to me that I could buy 25' for $50 or 25' with hose and fittings for $32, so I was confused and that's why I mentioned it.

-walker

 

[Mr_Turtlehead]

Well, I'm kinda with you Walker, I was at Lowes today and they had 20' 3/8 at $32 and 50' at $48. My LHBS sells an IC for $28.98-go figure?

 

[budbo]

This one is 20' The past ones have sold for $17.50 - $26 I'm thinking they might be shilling the price up over the $15 I been Bidding I'll probably max bid at $18 to keep it under $35 with shipping/handling

 

[Kevin K]

Why buy from a**holes that do that? Build your own for less.

 

[Dude]

Pass on the link if you would, please.....

 

[budbo]

http://cgi.ebay.com/20-WORT-CHILLER...447402239QQcategoryZ38172QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Dude]

http://cgi.ebay.com/20-WORT-CHILLER-Homebrew-Home-Brew-Brewing-Homebrewing_W0QQitemZ4447402239QQcategoryZ38172QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks....

Man, you could build that SO easily!

I don't like how that one is built anyway...that hose tubing will rest on the edge of the boil pot and could melt it....the copper should be bent at a 90° angle (or more) to hang over the pot.....

 

[autoferret]

i think i'm going to make one!!!

 

[sheephrdr]

$50 would be for 1/2" copper i believe 3/8ths or whatever is about $18 bucks

 

[budbo]

I don't like how that one is built anyway...that hose tubing will rest on the edge of the boil pot and could melt it....the copper should be bent at a 90° angle (or more) to hang over the pot.....

They are selling a 50' one that has the bend for 50 bucks, I only do like 3 gallon boils so 20' is plenty

 

[magno]

I don't like how that one is built anyway...that hose tubing will rest on the edge of the boil pot and could melt it....the copper should be bent at a 90° angle (or more) to hang over the pot.....

Also both the input and the output should be on the same side so that a lid can be put on (partialy or with a small notch cut out) while cooling.

When I made my imersion chiller, I first wrapped it around a mini keg, then made some loops skinnier to cool more wort as I periodically move the chiller around in the kettle.

Be careful not to kink the copper as you bend the right angle. It helps to have a guide to bend it against, such as a wooden block.

You should find this a nice step up from frozen soda bottles.

-magno