I finally decided to make an immersion chiller. I vacillated for a long time about how long and what kind of tubing. I'm working my way up to all grain and full boils. The next step is a new 10 gallon pot for Christmas. (Thank you wifey for that. :rockin
On my way I created a spreadsheet to calculate how many coils and how high the stack would end up given a certain tubing diameter and length. I thought it might help someone else out if they are going to make their own. It also will help you calculate the depth of liquid in a pot of a given diameter if you tell it how many gallons. (For mine I figured out I wouldn't fit a 50' chiller within a 5 gallon batch.)
Good luck, happy bendin'!
View attachment Immersion Chiller Geometry Calc.xml
On my way I created a spreadsheet to calculate how many coils and how high the stack would end up given a certain tubing diameter and length. I thought it might help someone else out if they are going to make their own. It also will help you calculate the depth of liquid in a pot of a given diameter if you tell it how many gallons. (For mine I figured out I wouldn't fit a 50' chiller within a 5 gallon batch.)
Good luck, happy bendin'!
View attachment Immersion Chiller Geometry Calc.xml
