Movin' Away from Ice Baths/Need Help Picking a Wort Chiller

[MyCarHasAbs]

I'm interested in investing in a wort chiller. What I'm noticing is size varieties. I brew with a 5 gallon brew kettle. What size chiller do I need?

Feel free to copy and paste a link from Midwest Supplies.

 

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A 25' copper or stainless chiller will work just fine but I would buy a 50' if you can afford it.


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[MyCarHasAbs]

A 25' copper or stainless chiller will work just fine but I would buy a 50' if you can afford it.


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Will this work??/hook up to my kitchen sink just fine??

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/stainless-steel-immersion-wort-chiller-w-garden-hose-fittings.html

 

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That should work. I like chillers with tubes at the end and hose hook ups at the end of that. Something like this:

http://morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-wort-chiller-25-38-tubing.html

But it's personal preference. You may need an adapter to hook up to the sink, your local hardware store should hook you up.


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[MyCarHasAbs]

That should work. I like chillers with tubes at the end and hose hook ups at the end of that. Something like this:

http://morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-wort-chiller-25-38-tubing.html

But it's personal preference. You may need an adapter to hook up to the sink, your local hardware store should hook you up.


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Oh!, so this!? http://www.midwestsupplies.com/stainless-steel-immersion-wort-chiller.html

Sorry, I'm trying to make it easy for an xmas list. Most of the items are coming from the same supplier.

 

[MaxStout]

I'm interested in investing in a wort chiller. What I'm noticing is size varieties. I brew with a 5 gallon brew kettle. What size chiller do I need?

Feel free to copy and paste a link from Midwest Supplies.

If you're just brewing with a 5 gal kettle, a 25' immersion chiller would work fine. But if you think you might step up to a bigger kettle, a 50' chiller would be better. Jaded Brewing makes some really efficient chillers with thinner tubing. Less water waste and fast chilling. Give those a look too.

Measure the inside diameter of that 5 gal BK and make sure whatever IC you buy has coils that will fit inside.

 

[Munchkin]

lots of diy information online including you tube if you feel like making it into a lower cost project

 

[MyCarHasAbs]

lots of diy information online including you tube if you feel like making it into a lower cost project

I spent all my DIY luck on the mashtun
Not taking any more chances lol


This was my exact reaction when the Mashtun worked.

 

[Munchkin]

I spent all my DIY luck on the mashtun
Not taking any more chances lol

haha fair enough

 

[hou_me]

I originally planned to make my own immersion chiller but found I couldn't buy the tubing for what it cost to buy an assembled chiller. Same thing happened on my mash tun. YMMV

 

[NedStackey]

lots of diy information online including you tube if you feel like making it into a lower cost project

DIY. It's easier than making a mash tun and you can make a 50' chiller for about the price of a 25' premade. The more surface area will help. Embrace the mistakes haha.