How to make an immersion wort chiller.

Not the prettiest wort chiller ever, but probably half price of what you would pay at the homebrew store, and just as functional.

20 ft 5/8" OD copper tubing
8 feet of 5/8" ID vinyl tubing
female garden hose adapter
3 hose clamps
total cost ~ $33

I also read that you should give it a good soapy water scrub before using to remove any remaining oils or chemicals that come on the copper tubing.

*UPDATE* I used this for the first time in an actual brew. It definitely cooled the wort down faster than my older one. And at the end when I do my ice-water-siphon trick (unhook it from the tap water and siphon ice water through to bring it down to the final pitching temp) the water came GUSHING out through much faster than it ever did before. I had to really stay on top of pouring the water back into the top bucket. It seems that, yes, the thicker diameter tubing does cool the wort down faster.

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[Dactat]

Thanks for the video, it helped out a lot in making mine. Did you notice any positive effects to your beers when you started using a chiller? I haven't used mine yet and am looking forward to it.

[donosborn]

@Dactat The thing is, I started using wort chillers when I moved from stove top to full volume brewing. I was not going to try to cool down 5 gallons of wort with an ice bath. So I had a different wort chiller first, but I do think that the one in this video (the one I'm still using) cools down the wort a little faster than my previous one that had smaller copper tubing. cheers.

[DillonWSylvester]

this video is full of thats what she said moments...

[donosborn]

@DillonWSylvester Ha. Great comment. Your comment could be expanded to say "Don's life is full of..." cheers.

[holdemstacy]

Ok! Here we go! I'm really ignorant to what this is. I'm currenlty wanting to learn more about how to brew at home. I purchased a kit from Bass Pro Shop and it came with two batches of beer mix. Turned out really good. I am the type to want to learn the whole process and not just the simple version. Is this item a part of making wort?. Thanks. Any tips or direction for knowledge would be appreciated by all.

[donosborn]

@holdemstacy  Good question. I can give you a place to start. Go to my home page and look for "Brewing Guides." donosborn (dot) com will get you there. Send me an email or YT message if you have more questions. Oh, a wort chiller is used to cool down the wort after the boil. cheers.

[reincarn8tion]

Thanks for the video. I appreciate you're effort. Thanks.

[tjacobsx22]

THE FUQ ARE YOU DOING BRO

[derekh61]

Please turn off the music!

[Fredmullegun]

I bet if anything your chiller is less effective

[Evwoller]

increasing the diameter of the tubing actually reduces the surface area per volume last time I checked. You are trading flow rate for surface area. The best way to increase the cooling capacity of a chiller would be to use a longer piece of tubing.

[otterpopiceland]

4:51 "This could almost be called how not to make a wort chiller video, uhm."