Recent content by travs69

my only issue with a prechiller is space.. right now I don't have much, if I like the hobby and stay with it I already have plans to change around part of my basement and put in a utility sink and a area to work in, until then I'm doing it in my kitchen..

Any insights you want to share beyond what is in the video? I see a lot of people not doing 90' but a lower angle so that if there is a leak it won't leak back into the wort.. opinions?

Now your just asking me to burn the house down :)

Thanks Bobby, I had watched the video before and never realized you used 5/8, I just FF'd it till I saw how you bent the tubes, I have only one experience sweating copper and it was horrible (no matter what your friends tell you, FLUX is required!!), I was hoping to avoid it again. :)

well.. I guess I'm going to try and find a bending spring, my understanding is that ace sells them individually pretty cheap, and I guess I will have my buddy come help me :)

I measured my water temp and it's 60' right now, but of course it's the middle of winter, but, because of a bad design on the previous owner of the house the cold water pipe runs through the heating/cooling duct. That means in the winter the pipe is being warmed up a little, but in the summer...

So I already have 50' of 5/8 copper tubing. Any issue using this? I have seen the standard design, and the double coil design, I was wondering why no one did a big outter coil and then went into a smaller inner coil? Any other suggestions before I begin messing with the copper? I see...