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What do most people do for adding a whirlpool arm to their kettles? I use an immersion chiller and I want to add a whirlpool arm to circulate while cooling but I have a couple questions. I have a 20 gallon kettle from everwood, it's about 17-18" high and I typically only brew 10 gallon batches.

1. Does everyone just make these out of stainless steel nipples/elbows/barb fittings or is there somewhere I can get a nice piece stainless steel dip tube made with a compression fitting? Maybe copper would work?

2. What height should I put the port at (I was thinking the same height as my thermometer height) or should I put it up high and extend it down with a stainless steel nipple and add an elbow there?

Thanks

Edit: shit, I thought I put this in the DIY category but I guess I didn't. Feel free to move it.

ivorm wrote:What do most people do for adding a whirlpool arm to their kettles? I use an immersion chiller and I want to add a whirlpool arm to circulate while cooling but I have a couple questions. I have a 20 gallon kettle from everwood, it's about 17-18" high and I typically only brew 10 gallon batches.

1. Does everyone just make these out of stainless steel nipples/elbows/barb fittings or is there somewhere I can get a nice piece stainless steel dip tube made with a compression fitting? Maybe copper would work?

2. What height should I put the port at (I was thinking the same height as my thermometer height) or should I put it up high and extend it down with a stainless steel nipple and add an elbow there?

Thanks

Edit: shit, I thought I put this in the DIY category but I guess I didn't. Feel free to move it.

Check mine when you pop out for the burner. I use to use an immersion on this setup.

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I took the thermometer out of my 19G kettle and added a ball valve outside and a stainless elbow on the inside. Works fine for 5G and 10G batches.

I also go without a thermometer in my upper port, but instead of an elbow I use an SS Brewtech whirlpool attachment.

I believe they're sold both as a kit for weldless (attachment + weldless bulkhead) and as just the attachment.

I love it.

I think I'll try it with the elbow in the thermometer port first. I don't really use the thermometer much anyway except for watching my temp before boiling and chilling and I can use my regular thermometer for that.

I'd like to have one of those purpose made ones, I like those spincycle ones to, but I won't be able get one before Sunday.

Tried out the whirlpool arm mounted in the thermometer hole this weekend. It worked great! Almost all the hop and break material was separated out. It formed a nice cone that settled out in the middle.

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