Wort Cooler Project
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Wort Cooler Project
So I got busy today and made a good start on my cooler , I still need to add some strengthening braces but It's almost done .
Total of 40 Ft 3/8 tube
The outer coil is 10 inch with the inner being 6 inch which stands 10 inch high ( Thats the size sona tubes I had , LOL )
Total cost $87 + 2 Hours time
I am Quit Happy with It so far , but I must admit If I were to do another I would alter It slightly , But you do learn by your mistakes , so they say .
What do you think ?
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Re: Cooler Project
The elbows look too big. Or is it just me?
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LOLmr x wrote:The elbows look too big. Or is it just me?
The Elbows are for refrigaration pipe I/D is 3/8 but the copper Is very heavy gauge , Cooper Elbows for 3/8 are hard to find and not kept in normal plumbing places , not that I could find anyway and I did not want to use olive type connectors .
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Re: Wort Cooler Project
Nice work. I had wondered about putting a soldered joint down low on my coil which puts it into the wort. Couldn't find anything that said not to so in the end I just did it. Metallurgists?
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Well , It seems to work Ok , Got a 5 Gl batch down to temp in 14 mins
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