I bought some 3/8" x 25' copper tubing yesterday. When I do extract, it's only about 2.5 - 3 gallons into bathtub, changing water out every 10 minutes. Typically 45 minutes to get down enough to pitch. So been looking at wort chillers. All prices I've seen on-line and at LHBS made it seem I could spend as much moneyand make it myself.
Going to do first all-grain this weekend, batch sparging. 10.5 gallon pot.
As I said before, maybe I should have bought that $69 one I saw at LHBS?!?!?! Instead of the $3.29/foot at local hardware store (LHWS??). Buyers remorse??? I think I'll be happy with it. Just now I'm thinking that extra $30 could have went to ingredients.
Well, I think ultimately, I wanted to 'build' something for brewing. Even if it involved just wrapping tubing around a 6.5 gallon bucket.
P.S. Don't tell my wife I'm regretting it. She's putting up with me asking her to try this brew and that brew.
Going to do first all-grain this weekend, batch sparging. 10.5 gallon pot.
As I said before, maybe I should have bought that $69 one I saw at LHBS?!?!?! Instead of the $3.29/foot at local hardware store (LHWS??). Buyers remorse??? I think I'll be happy with it. Just now I'm thinking that extra $30 could have went to ingredients.
Well, I think ultimately, I wanted to 'build' something for brewing. Even if it involved just wrapping tubing around a 6.5 gallon bucket.
P.S. Don't tell my wife I'm regretting it. She's putting up with me asking her to try this brew and that brew.