Immersion Chiller (IC) Build

I don't use an IC anymore but I had the chance to help out a fellow brewer and document it for your viewing pleasure. If you know how to solder, this is the best design I can suggest for making a nice neat and rigid chiller for your homebrewing.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• homebrew
• chiller
• immersion
• chilling
• wort
• beer
• brew

[ThaDrunkenM0nk]

So that it swirls downward?

[BobbyFromNJ]

@ThaDrunkenM0nk

It makes no difference in the grand scheme of things. You should be stirring your wort while you're chilling so that the temps do not stratify.

[TheAtuesuel]

20 fit to 15 would be as much as you need as you just going to keep hot water in the end of the system witch is pointless, and is that food grade solder and flux ?

[BobbyFromNJ]

@TheAtuesuel

That would be true if the water temp was equal to the wort temp in 15 feet but that would only be the case if you trickled water through. When you want to cool fast, you run the water quickly and after 50 feet the water is still coming out cooler than the wort temp. So, in that case, no, 15-20 feet isn't enough.

Food grade flux and solder? Yes, of course.

[TheFungusMungus]

For the price of the supplies you used one could get a nice wort chiller from a homebrew supply store.

[BobbyFromNJ]

@TheFungusMungus

You know where to get a 1/2" x 50 IC with sweated garden hose fittings for $65 shipped?

[garchooga]

@ThaDrunkenM0nk

Water in should go down through the coil, and out returns back up from the bottom.

[garchooga]

Are you in? Nice choice.

[ThaDrunkenM0nk]

Do i attach the water in fitting so water flows through the coil upwards or down...great vid by the way!!

[agtaylor78]

That looks great! Nice video, great looking chiller. Wonderful project and perfect tips for the DIY person! Keep up the great work.

[acsoul1]

wow, i thought that an immersion chiller pumped hot wort through the copper tube while the tube was immersed in ice water

[Lokivoid]

I personaly would of made a makeshift mandral to roll it, though might be to much of a pain in the ass for a coil of that diameter. Works well for making tightly wound condenser coils for use on still's though.

[bjcpc0337]

I am getting tired of the time it takes my old (over 10 years old, got my money's worth out of it) 25' IC to cool down even 5 gallon batches. Really helpful video, especially using connectors for the bends. I think a 50' IC for my keggle sounds like the way to go, plus I will probably try making more 10 gallon batches with a bigger IC