But is the SS used in these Williams chillers actually thinner? I have welded tri clover end caps to these chillers before and don't remember the tubes being particularly thin. Certainly not much thinner (if at all) than the 3/8 copper tubing used in my CFC. If I had to guess, I would say that my copper tube is thinner.
SS Counter flow wort chiller from Williams Brewing
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But is the SS used in these Williams chillers actually thinner? I have welded tri clover end caps to these chillers before and don't remember the tubes being particularly thin. Certainly not much thinner (if at all) than the 3/8 copper tubing used in my CFC. If I had to guess, I would say that my copper tube is thinner.
wilconrad
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Finally remembered to take a trace of the performance of this chiller. It took a 5.5 gal batch down to 67 from boiling in 14 minutes with input water temp at 48.5. I'm happy with that, but curious what a copper chiller would have done. If anyone has time to capture a comparable run, would be cool to compare the two.
Here's the trace, temp was measured at the BK outlet:
Here's the setup, so you can see where the temp probe was. And yes, I'm running the cold water in via the red hose, and the warm water out via the green hose :cross:
Here's the trace, temp was measured at the BK outlet:
Here's the setup, so you can see where the temp probe was. And yes, I'm running the cold water in via the red hose, and the warm water out via the green hose :cross:
