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  • #1

    DIY Chillers

    Just thought I'd post pictures of my chillers.

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    The tall one is used for cooling my 28l urn. The second one fits a standard 20 to 30l pot. Both use 15m of coil.

    The one for the standard pot will be for sale through Beerguevara in near future. I have built a couple now, for friends, and Cavok's will be ready soon... Just needs to the fittings done and will be ready by the weekend.
    Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and waste a lifetime!
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    I really admire your craftsmanship

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    • #3
      I built a chiller in a hurry the other day from some scrap 1/2" copper tube that was unusable for work as it was no longer round. It has 5 or 6 coils and instead of immersing the coils in the wort, I immerse the coil in a bucket of iced water ( 2 packets of ice from the garage) and pass the wort through the coil. It seems to work very well, at the start of the cooling process the wort comes out of the coil at 10-14C and I end up with 19l of wort at 28C after a single pass through the coil. Only problem is that it is quite difficult to clean. Immediately after use, I have to flush with cold water and then steriliser. Before use I have to flush with fresh water, steriliser and fresh water again before hooking up to the boil kettle.
      Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you the next best thing, BEER

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      • #4
        If anyone is interested, the smaller chiller below, designed for 20 and 30 pots, is for sale through Beerguevara for R1000
        Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and waste a lifetime!

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        • #5
          Thanks to the little discussion I had with Kaapse Vlakte on Wednesday evening, I will be making my own chiller this weekend. I managd to find a damaged coil of tube at a local supplier down the road so it will end up costing a lot less thatn I thought. I haven't soldered anything in about 20 years so I suspect it's going to be a bit of a mess but we'll see. I'll post some pics when I'm done.
          Just Bottled: Vrystaat Spyker-Pumpkin Ale
          Just Bottled: Arse Ale - Experimental Light Ale
          Just Bottled: 5 Alarm - 6,4% Ginger Beer
          Fermenter1: Saison Des Bouvier-Saison
          Fermenter2: Shorten Stout - Milk Stout

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          • #6
            Latest slightly modified version of my 20-30l chiller, but it looks and functions pretty much the same

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            Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and waste a lifetime!

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            • #7
              A work of art, I am a bit embarrassed about mine now. Do you use a pipe bender to get it that neat?
              "I’m Allergic to grass. Hey, it could be worse. I could be allergic to beer." – Greg Norman

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Bryan View Post
                A work of art, I am a bit embarrassed about mine now. Do you use a pipe bender to get it that neat?
                It's a combination of hard drawn tube, the straight bits, and soft-drawn coil. The coil is hand shaped using two different sizes of cans
                Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and waste a lifetime!

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                • #9
                  Wort Chiller.jpgIt's not pretty but it seems to do the trick. Cools the wort down a helluva lot quicker than dunking my pot into a basin. I made the supply & return long enough to fit into the keggle I intend building next weekend.
                  Just Bottled: Vrystaat Spyker-Pumpkin Ale
                  Just Bottled: Arse Ale - Experimental Light Ale
                  Just Bottled: 5 Alarm - 6,4% Ginger Beer
                  Fermenter1: Saison Des Bouvier-Saison
                  Fermenter2: Shorten Stout - Milk Stout

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                  • #10
                    You hand shaped the coils like that, you've got some patience. How did you keep them in place to solder?
                    "I’m Allergic to grass. Hey, it could be worse. I could be allergic to beer." – Greg Norman

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                    • #11
                      beautiful! looks tons better than mine. i will have to spruce mine up a little. lol. Simon's does look great saw it at the LBHS. mine does the job. cooled my 22 liters of wort yesterday from boiling to 26 degrees in 17 minutes. as long as it is functional and easy to clean, its ok.
                      Drinking: nothing

                      In Primary: Milk Stout; American Wheat; Bells Two Hearted IPA, Black IPA,Scottish Ale
                      Planned: Dunkellweizen, old English bitter.

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                      • #12
                        Hi Guys,

                        I really want to build my own chiller, but am really battling to find the softer coiled copper tubing. Any ideas as to where I can get it from and a rough price? What size tubing are you using?

                        Thanks
                        bluemountainbrew.co.za



                        Primary:
                        Secondary: Apple & Cranberry Wine, Strawberry Wine, Mead,
                        Conditioning:
                        Bottled/Kegged: Black Ale/BIPA (SYSF)
                        Next Up:​ ?Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by CapeTownBrew View Post
                          Hi Guys,

                          I really want to build my own chiller, but am really battling to find the softer coiled copper tubing. Any ideas as to where I can get it from and a rough price? What size tubing are you using?

                          Thanks
                          Hi....I got my tube through Edelsgas in Retreat, but I am sure you have a branch closer to you. If not, check your local gas supplier. SimonB gets his pipe from MetraClark in Paarden Eiland...apparently quite cheap.

                          Here's the link to the thread I posted after I finished my unit. http://www.wortsandall.co.za/showthr...hing-of-beauty
                          Slainte Mhaith!!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by StevenD (Slainthe) View Post
                            Hi....I got my tube through Edelsgas in Retreat, but I am sure you have a branch closer to you. If not, check your local gas supplier. SimonB gets his pipe from MetraClark in Paarden Eiland...apparently quite cheap.

                            Here's the link to the thread I posted after I finished my unit. http://www.wortsandall.co.za/showthr...hing-of-beauty
                            Thanks StevenD, what size pipe did you use? I was thinking 1/2 or 3/8? <-Sorry, I re-read your post and saw that it was 3/8!
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                            Last edited by CapeTownBrew; 18 February 2014, 16:12. Reason: Pipe size was mentioned
                            bluemountainbrew.co.za



                            Primary:
                            Secondary: Apple & Cranberry Wine, Strawberry Wine, Mead,
                            Conditioning:
                            Bottled/Kegged: Black Ale/BIPA (SYSF)
                            Next Up:​ ?Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by StevenD (Slainthe) View Post
                              Hi....I got my tube through Edelsgas in Retreat, but I am sure you have a branch closer to you. If not, check your local gas supplier. SimonB gets his pipe from MetraClark in Paarden Eiland...apparently quite cheap.

                              Here's the link to the thread I posted after I finished my unit. http://www.wortsandall.co.za/showthr...hing-of-beauty
                              Unfortunately, MetraClark don't sell to the public!
                              bluemountainbrew.co.za



                              Primary:
                              Secondary: Apple & Cranberry Wine, Strawberry Wine, Mead,
                              Conditioning:
                              Bottled/Kegged: Black Ale/BIPA (SYSF)
                              Next Up:​ ?Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout?

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