Counterflow Wort Chiller Easy DIY

[@b-rad6421]

Make sure to use Type L or K copper. Tried with Utility grade and coiling was a total fail. Then used Type L and coiled up perfect. Also first time, tried wire wrap which was really difficult to feed through hose. Not sure this adds much to cooling effect, but looks cool (pun intended). If you don't use wire make sure to leave the side you start the coil extra long for copper because as you coil, the copper will get pulled through the hose and you'll end up with a short stub at the start of your coil. Probably because it's not as snug without wire. Hope this helps someone from buying the wrong copper, like me.

[@OverTheEdgeBrewery]

All very good things to consider. Thank you for posting your experience so others may benefit Cheers!

[@TheWinkingPigBarBQ]

A great build, hopefully, it does the job for you. The only thing I would have done differently would be to add a ball valve in the wort out in front of the "T" to allow the ability to regulate the wort flow through the chiller to get maximum heat exchange possible through the chiller.

[@OverTheEdgeBrewery]

Thanks yes it cools very quickly. I regulate flow out of the kettle and it cools in one pass to pitching temps. You could probably chill more volume if the valve was on the wort out as this would allow the chiller to be full instead of a trickle. Cheers!

[@amirbayzid6676]

Hey scottibones1 Great video! Could you please post a list of the fittings you used? Thanks

[@OverTheEdgeBrewery]

If you pause the video at the beginning the fittings used are on the copper coil box. 3 1/2 inch tee's 3 3/8 compression to 1/2 mpt, and 2 1/2 close nipples. From there you can use barbed or hose fittings to match your systems needs. I used garden hose fittings for the water and cam lock for the wort.

[@girthmccoy]

What did you use to coil the chiller? I have seen it done with a ball lock keg, but your radius looks smaller.

[@OverTheEdgeBrewery]

Indeed I did use a keg originally. Later on I unwrapped it to make it wider and shorter to fit on the shelf under my brew kettle. Cheers

[@doingitlikedad1835]

What is a parts list for this build

[@OverTheEdgeBrewery]

For this build 25 ft of copper and vinyl tubing, 40 ft of copper wire, solder and flux, 3 tees, 2 nipples, 3 compression fittings drilled out, a valve to throttle cooling water, thermometer, and the fittings of your choice for water and wort. I used garden hose for water and cam lock for wort. Cheers!

[@mikedickinson9730]

How much did that cost to make?

[@OverTheEdgeBrewery]

I had a lot of the parts already and the price of copper is always fluctuating. That being said if you shop around I think it would be $125 to $150 for everything. Amazon is good for some things but online shops such as brew hardware and bargain fittings can be cheaper for the stainless parts. Cheers!

[@mikedickinson9730]

Over The Edge Brewery I was gonna build one but it seems cheaper to buy one.

[@OverTheEdgeBrewery]

You may be right, but that wouldn't have made a very exciting video like this lol.