Wort Chiller for sale?

[bazbart]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone knows of a wort chiller for sale. Looking for a reasonably priced copper coil one.

Thanks,
Barry

[Raxy]

Just make your own. I'll be making 1 for myself soon. I plan on getting 15m coil & using about 13 for the chiller

Https://gasproducts.co.uk/plumbing/copper-tube/10mm-x-10-metres-copper-tube.html

[bazbart]

Let me know how you get on. Would be tempted but then again my spirals would probably end up square ?

[Shanna]

If you buy copper coil rather than straight lengths of coil its reasonably easy to form. I have made too of them using different diameter wavin pipes to roll them over. It created a really tight fit. I then soldered right angled copper fittings to turn the corners rather than bending the copper. This was pretty easy to do but you do need access to a small blowtorch, lead free solder and flux. There are loads of videos on youtube for lots of different variations. Search for "how to make a copper chiller" and you will see what I mean. I did this and followed the instructions outlined in one as I did not have a pipe bender.

Shanna

[Will_D]

I then soldered right angled copper fittings to turn the corners rather than bending the copper. This was pretty easy to do but you do need access to a small blowtorch, lead free solder and flux.

If using 10mm pipe you should be able to get 10mm compression fittings instead

https://www.ie.screwfix.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=10mm+compression

[mac2k]

If you get a coil, as easy trick for bending is to fill it with water, then freeze it. This will help stop the coil kinking when you are bending.

[Raxy]

I don't suppose anyone has a 10mm pipe bending spring around clondalkin?
Got my coil for the wort chiller today but they didn't have the bender spring.

[Raxy]

Not the most refined looking but should do the job.
15m on 10mm coil, cost me 46.50.
Double coil but I didn't have anything solid for the outside coil. Ended up wrapping towels around it & trying to wrap the coil around that. I should have got a bigger pipe, would have made it a lot neater.
I don't recommend the ice method to stop the pipe kinking, don't think it helped at all. I should have ordered a bender spring & waited before making it.