Based on what I am reading in the comments bellow folks just don't follow the "if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all". Thanks for taking the time to post this video. If the goal is cooling wort I'd say you made a device that will do that just fine.
Watched this last night while I was working got off at 7 a.m. went to the gym hit a nap and then went to Lowe's and bought everything. Thank you it saved me a ton!!!
I made my own wort chiller years ago. Here are a couple thoughts. I would make sure to bend the inlet and outlet below the upper lip of the pot and pointing downward to prevent water from creeping into the chilling wort. Eventually your hose connector or outlet hose will leak and allow the unsanitized water to get into your wort. The poly tubing was loose and you definitely need a clamp on the tubing to seal it. Your inlet should go to the bottom of the pot first to push air bubbles out of the tubing. The air bubbles do not carry off as much heat as water, increasing the time necesssary to cool your wort. Hope it helps.
I found a dishwasher elbow 3/8 compression to 3/4 hose for $6 at Lowes. No need to convert twice like you did. Bought a new garden hose just for brewing. Works great. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the great video! Just an FYI, garden hose adapter fittings are available in 3/8, 1/2 & 3/4" pipe thread. No need to use a 1/2 x 3/4 pipe bushing. As a rule, I try to avoid as many extra fittings as possible since each joint means another spot that can leak.
Great video! Really helpful for a guy like me who needs to save cash wherever he can. Although when i was making mine i noticed buy using copper tubing with a 13mm diameter there is no need for all the extra fittings. This way you can just slide the garden hose snugly over the copper tubing and clamp it just like he does with his out end.
6:39 you folded it!! However If you used a spring over the copper it wouldn’t damage the line. Used this concept to make brake lines. And you can find a spring for this at a auto parts store in case anyone else wants to know.
thanks for the video! when I made my wort chiller, I skipped using any special compression fittings, using the 3/8" id tubing with the 3/8" od copper tubing worked just fine, just slip the plastic tubing over the copper tubing for a water tight fit, and seal it with some stainless hose clamps, works great! you are dealing with a fairly low pressure application. same result, but could save you a few bucks.
I'm no plumber, and also mean no ill, but your teflon tape will seal better if wrapped in the same direction you're going to screw on your fitting, so that when you screw your fitting on, you do not risk unwrapping your teflon tape at the same time as you are screwing on your fitting.
Teflon tape doesn't seal anything anyways. It's the fitting that seals Teflon tape is more like a lubricant for the threads. You honestly don't really need it.
Plus, the first bit of tape was put on backwards where the 2nd two pieces were correct (correct meaning the tape will continue the right way when the other piece is threaded on)
Will watch the updated video ext. Doesn't it seem like ANY projects like this take longer than SWMBO would like. Or is it just me? I'll price compare DIY to LHBS, but thanks for the visual. Edit: Link to the updated video is broke.
thanks for the video. I would like to punch 2 holes in my stainless pot and get the wort chiller permanently attached to it. How do I make sure it is leakproof? thanks
I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but I would also make sure the ends of the copper tubing bend down past the lip of the pot on the outside so if anyone water runs along the piping, it won't run into your wort. From the video, it looked like they were at an upward angle.
Made the original (same way, almost) from an article I read in an early Home Brew 'Newspaper'→ just before the internet boom. ► 1995 ! Still use it today ! Although many, many things have changed....this hasn't ! nice !
You should use a scissors to cut the Teflon tape that way you will net get small strings of tape in the system. If you want to be technical only wrap the tape 1 and a quarter to one and a half wraps around.
Teflon tape is only used on pipe thread fittings. Compression fittings have their own seal built in to the fitting. You can actually cause leaks by using teflon tape or pipe dope where it doesn't belong.
Great Video !!! I agree with the previous comment I would use a "Brass Fitting Dishwasher Elbow, 3/8-Inch C by 3/4-Inch FGH", to save a few steps and bucks. Im looking forward to making mine, thanks for the idea !
I've seen that used before, however I've never trusted the labeling on the ice bag. I would be much more comfortable with chilling some closed jugs of water overnight and pouring that into the wory if I weren't going a full boil.
It's 6.5 gallons. Truth be told, it's a turkey fryer pot. The larger you go in both diameter and length the more your surface area will be...which makes for quicker chilling.
(my 2cents) Get that copper tubing/vinyl tubing connection OUT of the pot. Even if you are super confident with your clamping job, if it does start leaking, you now have un boiled water dripping into your wort
Although a number of brewers choose the "no chill" method and are successful, many more use some type device to chill their wort. As you quicken the rate you chill your wort and pitch your yeast you also diminish the time your risk of an infection (as it pertains to wort chilling time).
Gave me some ideas on what to do and what not to do, fun video to watch. However, bending tube doesn't stink up your house. Your wife needs to lighten up a bit.
I wanted to make the video for people who didn't know how to do stuff like that. With that being said, I have since moved on to simply using clamps on the coil. Even easier.
@@Hypobrew I just baught a 16 gallon pot so I'm gonna need a biger chiller. I shopped around even at Menards. I then compared prices with Amazon and making my own. I also want something more durable so it's less prone to leak. I decided to go with stainless steel and the price their making them for is very cheap. They come assembled so why not buy that.
Cheap way without a pump is get a bucket preferably with a valve on it and put it higher vertically than the chiller. You can simply use gravity and empty out into another bucket to reuse the water. Occasionally add ice to the first and you're good to go