vinylrooster
Well-Known Member
Just finished making my ribcage-style Copper Immersion Wort Chiller and I wanted to share some pictures.
I ultimately chose to go with 50 feet of 1/2" copper and interwove it so that it will maximize the amount of copper surface area. I also liked the idea of adding some copper wire for stability, so I got some 16 gauge wire and simply wove it from coil to coil, to keep them in place.
I tried to take a few pictures to show you it from every angle, including inside my pot, and a close up of how I added the copper wire for stability.
I'll try to remember to post cooling times to see how efficient it will be, but I'm assuming it will cool my ~5.5 gallon boils in under 15 minutes according to similar builds on here.
Cheers!
-Rooster
I ultimately chose to go with 50 feet of 1/2" copper and interwove it so that it will maximize the amount of copper surface area. I also liked the idea of adding some copper wire for stability, so I got some 16 gauge wire and simply wove it from coil to coil, to keep them in place.
I tried to take a few pictures to show you it from every angle, including inside my pot, and a close up of how I added the copper wire for stability.
I'll try to remember to post cooling times to see how efficient it will be, but I'm assuming it will cool my ~5.5 gallon boils in under 15 minutes according to similar builds on here.
Cheers!
-Rooster