Cooling Snakes

[Chugmaster]

Has anyone given cooling snakes a try to control fermentation temperature or to lager? They would have to be hooked up to either a water pump or glycol system.

http://morewinemaking.com/products/cooling-snake-25-meters.html

I've seen some homemade versions of this concept using stainless coils, but not too much about the use of cooling snakes.

I bet that these would work well to cool a plastic conical.

 

[cheezydemon3]

I put most snakes in the fridge to cool them, but the venemous ones go straight into the freezer

BUMP

 

[jbaysurfer]

$230 is probably the reason nobody uses it. A used fridge and temp controller are going to be cheaper then that.

 

[mendesm]

$35 + shipping -> http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/Tubing-3ACH7?Pid=search

You can probably find it cheaper than that too.