Ramathorn937
Member
Hey guys and gals!
In anticipation of my first ever brew day coming up next Saturday, an important piece of equipment I was missing was an immersion chiller.
For around $35 bucks and 30 minutes, I made my own.
Shopping List:
1 - 20ft coil of 3/8" OD copper coil. - $14.41
1 - 6ft 3/8" ID Vinyl Tubing - $2.34
1 - 3/4" x 1/2" Adapter Fitting (female garden hose) - $9.99
1 - Standard faucet garden hose adapter - $6.77
2 - 2 pack #4 Hose Clamps - $1.48
Total before tax - $34.99
I wasn't too worried about how it looked, only that it is functional, so it's not the prettiest around, but I'm almost certain it'll do the job.
The copper already came in a coil, I just stretched it out like a spring and straightened it up a little, and fed one end through the center for my input.
The hose adapter I used was 1/2", the vinyl tubing ID is only 3/8"... it was a pretty tight fit, but I don't think I have to worry about it ever coming loose.
Here is a link to the imgur album I made that has pictures of the packages for each component in case you're looking to do something similar.
Cheers!
In anticipation of my first ever brew day coming up next Saturday, an important piece of equipment I was missing was an immersion chiller.
For around $35 bucks and 30 minutes, I made my own.
Shopping List:
1 - 20ft coil of 3/8" OD copper coil. - $14.41
1 - 6ft 3/8" ID Vinyl Tubing - $2.34
1 - 3/4" x 1/2" Adapter Fitting (female garden hose) - $9.99
1 - Standard faucet garden hose adapter - $6.77
2 - 2 pack #4 Hose Clamps - $1.48
Total before tax - $34.99
I wasn't too worried about how it looked, only that it is functional, so it's not the prettiest around, but I'm almost certain it'll do the job.
The copper already came in a coil, I just stretched it out like a spring and straightened it up a little, and fed one end through the center for my input.
The hose adapter I used was 1/2", the vinyl tubing ID is only 3/8"... it was a pretty tight fit, but I don't think I have to worry about it ever coming loose.
Here is a link to the imgur album I made that has pictures of the packages for each component in case you're looking to do something similar.
Cheers!