Double Coil Wort Chiller

[mackay85]

Decided to build a double coil wort chiller today. Used 50ft of 1/2" copper coil and bended it around a 6in foam roller for the inside coil and then a 10in bucket for the outer coil. Also used a copper bending spring from a pack I got at Home Depot.

Hoping this cuts down my chilling time! Before this I had a single coil, 25 ft 3/8" copper coil wort chiller.

Total Cost: $60 for Copper, $10 for bending springs, $5 for clamps, $10-15 for tubing, and $5 for sink connector ($90-95 for all)

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[Celiacbrew]

Nicely done. Very neat and tidy looking. What did you use for wire to tie it together?

[Buccaneer]

I'm interested to hear how this works out for you. I'm using a simple 25-ft copper tube. It does the job but I know I can do better.

[jtmwhyte]

That thing is an animal

[mackay85]

I used copper wiring to tie it together. I plan to brew this week and will post on here how it turned out. And yeah its a bit of a beast!

[Jthulu]

Nice, I did a 50 ft 3/8 chiller around a smaller carboy, interested to hear how the dual coil changes your time. Personally I found I could keep my faucet turned to super low flow and chill fast but I'm also only doing 5gallon batches. Looks sharp and hope it works well.

[mackay85]

Did a brew today and was able to chill wort in just over 7min which is a big improvement on the 20-20min I was used to before. Very happy with the results!