My Wort chiller is inneficient!

[petep1980]

you could always turn the quarter in. into a pre chiller, and still use 3/8 for your actual wort chiller. better than wasting it, anyways.

You'd have an interesting time sterilizing both at the end of the boil.

Gotta love Buffalo water. I was at pitching temps on an ale today in 12 minutes.

 

[Synovia]

Regarding copper tubing prices, definitely check Lowes / Home Depot first. When buying online, you need to includes shipping in the cost as well. For example, the following is for a 50 foot coil of 1/2" refer tubing:

CopperTubingSales.com: $35.60 (before shipping)
Lowes: $38.30
HD: ?? There online site stinks, and never seems up to date.

When I bought from Copper Tubing Sales, it was like $28, and cost me almost $40 after shipping. HD was $34 or so.