Beernik
Well-Known Member
This has to be the easiest DIY project ever. I think I spent more time finding the right fittings than I dd putting the whole thing together.
My original plan was to build a pre-chiller for my wort chiller, basically another copper coil that I could drop in a bucket of ice. But the new chiller is so much nicer than my old one that the old one is now going to be the pre-chiller.
Basically my reasoning behind this build is that I want to step up from 5 to 8 gallon batches, but don't want to invest in a wort pump and heat exchanger or immersion chiller. So I'll use the pre-chiller to take the house water down to 40F and then run it through the wort chiller.
I bought:
1) 50 feet of 3/8" copper coil
2) 8 feet of 3/8" vinyl tubing
3) 4 hose clamps
4) 2 3/8" barb x 1/2" threaded adaptors
5) 1/2" threaded to 3/4" male threaded adaptor
6) 1/2" threaded to 3/4" female threaded adaptor
Total cost: ~ $75
My original plan was to build a pre-chiller for my wort chiller, basically another copper coil that I could drop in a bucket of ice. But the new chiller is so much nicer than my old one that the old one is now going to be the pre-chiller.
Basically my reasoning behind this build is that I want to step up from 5 to 8 gallon batches, but don't want to invest in a wort pump and heat exchanger or immersion chiller. So I'll use the pre-chiller to take the house water down to 40F and then run it through the wort chiller.
I bought:
1) 50 feet of 3/8" copper coil
2) 8 feet of 3/8" vinyl tubing
3) 4 hose clamps
4) 2 3/8" barb x 1/2" threaded adaptors
5) 1/2" threaded to 3/4" male threaded adaptor
6) 1/2" threaded to 3/4" female threaded adaptor
Total cost: ~ $75
