Everyones comments bring up valid reasons to use one method over another. I am working on putting the finishing touches on my 15 gallon system with a 16 gallon induction tank (plastic conical) and my plan is to use my beer cooler for the chiller. Considering that the fermentation unit will only...
Looking back I could have saved money on a 30 plate chiller. My thought was to save money because I already had the 3/4 pex but now I am going to add another 30' of copper and a couple more fittings and that will put me right under $100 for the chiller.
The copper bands are the rings that...
One year after the thread was started I decided to build a counterflow chiller out of 3/4 PEX and 3/8 copper. I only bought a 20' section of copper but now that it is built I think I will extend it with another 20' or 30' piece. I was not able to get the right fittings to go from PEX to a garden...
