Ok, one step better is the built in context switching action helper. This will make my code much easier to work with (I miss this from Solar

Homebrewed Wort Chiller

May 25th, 2009 by Ray in Brewing | Tags: | 2 Comments
Wort chiller in 8qt pot

Wort chiller in 8qt pot

Yesterday I decided to build my own wort chiller vs. purchasing one. Why? Because I like to build things ;-) The total cost was about $50 but would have been less if I didn’t buy the tube bender (about $9).

I did have 8 AWG wrapped around each coil to reinforce it but decided to take it off because it spaced the coils out too much for my pot. Plus, by not having the reinforcement, I can change the height of the coil for slighter larger pots.

I still have to grab a few parts for the exit on the coil. You can see that I have no fittings on it. My plan was to just clamp the nylon hose onto the exit thinking that back pressure wouldn’t be an issue. It appears the pressure is greater than I originally anticipated.

Wort chiller

Wort chiller

Wort chiller side shot

Wort chiller side shot

2 Comments on “Homebrewed Wort Chiller”

  1. Joel Mahaffey said at 11:22 am on May 25th, 2009:

    Nice job. Looks very close to the $90 one at NLC :)

  2. Ray said at 12:00 pm on May 25th, 2009:

    The single most expensive part was the 20ft of 3/8 copper tubing from Home Depot– ~$17. Other things that add up quick are the damn brass connectors…$3 here, $6 there, etc.

    I’m hoping next weekend I can get another brew going to test this puppy out. Will need to boil the chiller before using it to kill off any crap that may be on it…then probably sanitize it…

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