Wort chiller fittings...which?

[ILMSTMF]

Upgrading from 25 ft copper to 50 ft SS. The copper has vinyl tubing with clamps. The intake end has a hose type fitting. I think I used it once on the garden hose spout in the yard. Anyway, only one sink in my current home has a traditional kind of spout. I take the aerator off of it and use an adapter to connect the intake adapter to it. Otherwise I can't do s**t inside with this chiller - all other faucets are fancy type.
Apologies for being long-winded. Here's the chiller: http://stainlessbrewing.3dcartstores.com/50ft-10OD-12-Immersion-chiller-_p_134.html
I'm moving in a few weeks and not sure what kind of faucets the new place will offer. So... what kind of fittings can I/should I get to play it safe for most situations? Full disclosure - I'm not handy so soldering is not an option.
Thank you!

 

[SnowRaven]

Go with this

http://www.nybrewsupply.com/copper-wort-chiller-garden-hose-fittings-12-x-50.html

Copper 1/2 best one I have found, until you want a counterflow

I put a "T" in to the home waterline and tapped right to my kitchen's sink's 3/4 Inch feed line

 

[ILMSTMF]

Thanks for your insight, SnowRaven. However, I've already decided on the wort chiller to purchase. I'm trying to get an idea of what kind of connectors/fittings/tubes I should get to prepare for the lowest common denominator in a home I don't own yet.

Why the urgency? Sale on the IC ends soon. ;-)

Getting back to the point, I am assuming fancy faucets only in the new place. The plan is to go BIAB which also means propane burner...which also means I'll be doing that in garage or yard. I suppose the answer is "brew near to the water source" so I can throw the IC into kettle without having to move the kettle to the water source in a different location. That said, I suppose garden hose adapter will be best route. Garage might have a laundry sink. Yard should definitely have a garden hose spout. And look at that, I've done answered my own damn question.

Here's another - SS wants $20 for that adapter. Can I find a better price on that part elsewhere and is it easy to install? What about the output? Vinyl tubing with hose clamp good enough? Thanks!

 

[FloppyKnockers]

Don't rule out soldered fittings quite yet. There is a fitting out there called SharkBite. It's a solder-less fitting that is code compliant in a lot of states. The only thing is that the joints tend to "swivel" so appropriate mounting and strapping needs to be considered.

That said if you are brewing and chilling in the garage, likely water sources would be washers, water heaters, and outdoor spigots. You can tee off any one of those using adapters and/or compression fittings.

 

[hezagenius]

Get 1/2" compression fittings. You can go either with SS or brass. Brass will be cheaper.

Here's the SS version on the SB website.
http://stainlessbrewing.3dcartstores.com/Compression-x-MPT-SS_p_92.html

They don't require soldering. The compression side fits onto the wort chiller. The other end is a male NPT fitting so you can attach pretty much whatever you want.

If you are connecting to a garden hose, you can buy a garden hose x 1/2" female NPT fitting

If you are connecting to a kitchen sink, you will need to get a fitting that fits your faucet and has a NPT fitting on the other end (or a hose barb if you can find it). Then on the other end of the tubing, get a barb to female NPT fitting to attach to the compression fitting.
http://stainlessbrewing.3dcartstores.com/12-Hose-Barb-x-12-Female-NPT-threads_p_193.html

By having compression fittings, it allows you to disconnect all hoses after you are done and you can store the chiller without worrying about hoses. And you can set it into the boil kettle to sanitize and not worry about dangling hoses getting melted.

 

[brewprint]

Here you go:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_93423-30775-8812___?productId=50328355&pl=1&Ntt=hose+fitting

http://www.lowes.com/pd_93156-30775-8811___?productId=50328353&pl=1&Ntt=hose+fitting

http://www.lowes.com/pd_443433-104-RPIG100___?productId=4330532&pl=1&Ntt=1/2+tubing

The tubing that I posted here may not be the appropriate size for that barb. You will also need the hose clamps. You put the tubing on the intake and output of that chiller with your hose clamps. Maybe use 2. Then you put the barbed fitting on the other end of the tubing and hook it up to your faucet or hose.

You would only really need the female hose fitting to attach to your hose. The out put of the chiller would just attach to the tubing and run the tubing to your drain.

Gravy train. This is how I used my 50ft chiller for many batches. My hydra now has the fittings already soldered in.

 

[ILMSTMF]

http://www.lowes.com/pd_93423-30775-8812___?productId=50328355&pl=1&Ntt=hose+fitting

You would only really need the female hose fitting to attach to your hose. The out put of the chiller would just attach to the tubing and run the tubing to your drain.

This looks like what I'll be doing. So, I need to buy this part and a barrel to tie it to my existing garden hose. Other side of this part will attach to the tubing. Tubing connects to intake of the IC. Why the barrel? In an effort to buy less tubing - will extend the hose to a comfortable point near the kettle. Otherwise I'd have to attach this part directly to the spigot and buy a long length of tubing. Right?

Thanks to all for the great responses!

 

[Jim311]

I just used a rubber washing machine hose and cut one of the ends off. The rubber tubing was the right diameter to slide over the copper pipe of the chiller I made, and it already comes with a female fitting that will attach to a garden hose. I chill outside with a garden hose hooked up to the chiller. Cost of fittings: zero dollars, as I'd kept the hose from an old washing machine that came with the house.

 

[brewprint]

Tubing is super cheap. I run mine to a drain outside or in the grass. It may be cheaper than a barrel.

 

[ILMSTMF]

I just used a rubber washing machine hose and cut one of the ends off. The rubber tubing was the right diameter to slide over the copper pipe of the chiller I made, and it already comes with a female fitting that will attach to a garden hose. I chill outside with a garden hose hooked up to the chiller. Cost of fittings: zero dollars, as I'd kept the hose from an old washing machine that came with the house.

Damn! Wish I asked this sooner - replaced washer hoses a few months ago; would have saved the damn things.

 

[Jim311]

I think they're only about 5-8 bucks at the hardware store. Probably could call a washer/dryer repair place and get a pile of old ones for free. It's pretty standard procedure to just throw them away and replace with a new hose when you get a new washer/dryer.