wort chillers

[J_Evs]

I'm trying to make my own immersion chiller but the only copper I can find says "max temp = 150° " Is that gonna work or am I missing something ?

 

[Frogmanx82]

Should work fine.

 

[J_Evs]

Sweet

 

[outside92129]

do you have a link to your copper? Straight tubing (M, L, K) would have a max service temperature because of the PSI, it would be dependent on the type of solder used as well. But for our wort chilling application this wouldn't pose a problem.

Btw, the standard stuff at homedepot works well. HVAC coil is thinner and therefore would have better conductivity. And Mueller copper doesn't contain lead (some "lead-free" plumbing has lead in it)

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

I used the copper tubing from Home Depot and my IC works great. Also if it were tainting my batches with lead I'd be dead by now lol.

 

[michigander033]

i'd be careful. I have heard of chillers made out of cheap copper will actually melt (copper coated). Make sure its pure copper, and you wont have an issue.
Northern Brewer sells a good immersion chiller, and from what I understand its, USA made.

 

[mikescooling]

do you have a link to your copper? Straight tubing (M, L, K) would have a max service temperature because of the PSI, it would be dependent on the type of solder used as well. But for our wort chilling application this wouldn't pose a problem.

Btw, the standard stuff at homedepot works well. HVAC coil is thinner and therefore would have better conductivity. And Mueller copper doesn't contain lead (some "lead-free" plumbing has lead in it)

HVAC coil is thicker, R410A runs a 500psi head on a cool day, much more if the condenser fan breaks, can't have lines exploding.

 

[JPicasso]

Lots of people here had luck with a site called Copper Tubing Sales

I just checked them out again and I see they sell a "homebrew kit". Compression fittings for garden hose. Nice. I made mine with Home Depot copper and soldered stuff together. They didn't have this when I made mine.