so i started my chiller build today

[jonp9576]

well...i started taking it apart. this is a pain in my A$$.

i'll post a picture when i get it done

 

[Brewers Hardware]

I used rigid copper for support and it works great and was easy to deal with.

 

[culaslucas]

I used rigid copper for support and it works great and was easy to deal with.

THAT is sexy...

 

[jonp9576]

wow, that is really sexy. possibly on my next attempt i will try something more advanced like that.

 

[jonp9576]

so i got it apart from the aluminum pole. the coild werent in too bad shape, so i made the connectyion, a few bends and tied it together with stainless welding wire.

not as pretty as calaslucas' but its a start.

 

[bull8042]

not as pretty as calaslucas' but its a start.

Well, at least you won't be lugging around that 47 lb chunk of aluminum with a chiller attached to it trying to wrestle it in and out of your wort.

 

[jonp9576]

yup..ok, off for a test run. i am gonna boil 10 gallons and see how well it does.

oh crap. i hope my hose isnt frozen

 

[diatonic]

You know what it needs? More propane.

 

[jonp9576]

so i learned a few things.....my turkey fryer takes FOREVER (well over an hour) to boil 10 gallons of water.

my chiller will get me from boiling to about 80 in 25 min of just sitting in there, so i am sure it will be a little faster if i move the chiller around

 

[jonp9576]

yea, that last pic was taken in our office i finished my project at work today.

 

[springer]

I made this one on Sunday 1/2"x50' type M ridged copper for the uprights with soldered on male and female hose ends .

 

[Brewers Hardware]

THAT is sexy...

Thanks!

I brew 20 gallon batches. That's 2 X 50' coils of 1/2" copper. The water flow splits between them and then collects again for a single effluent. There are temperature sensors in both the in and the out. It works amazingly well. Of course, I bought the copper at the height of the market from Homer Depot because I was impatient. You could build it for about $100 less right now.