Johnnyrhine
Active Member
Hey
My friend was gonna throw out an old heater core (never used so don't have to worry about any anti freeze in it) so I asked him for it and he gave it to me. I wanna turn it into a wort chiller. For anybody who doesn't know what they look like its basically a miniature version of a cars radiator. Was wondering how I should do it, should I used it as an immersion chiller and pump cold water through it or should I put the core itself in ice water and circulate the wort through it. My only problem with putting the core in the wort is that it's not like copper tubing ones where the copper coil is spread out for better distribution. I don't want the core to only cool the wort directly around it. Any input appreciated (except go out and buy tubing or a made chiller, eventually will but I'm in the great depression these days.) thanks.
My friend was gonna throw out an old heater core (never used so don't have to worry about any anti freeze in it) so I asked him for it and he gave it to me. I wanna turn it into a wort chiller. For anybody who doesn't know what they look like its basically a miniature version of a cars radiator. Was wondering how I should do it, should I used it as an immersion chiller and pump cold water through it or should I put the core itself in ice water and circulate the wort through it. My only problem with putting the core in the wort is that it's not like copper tubing ones where the copper coil is spread out for better distribution. I don't want the core to only cool the wort directly around it. Any input appreciated (except go out and buy tubing or a made chiller, eventually will but I'm in the great depression these days.) thanks.