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Brewing Discussions => Equipment & Chemicals => Topic started by: banjobrew on June 19, 2017, 08:26:06 PM

Title: Wort chiller connections
Post by: banjobrew on June 19, 2017, 08:26:06 PM
I have either a 1" male garden tap or a 23mm female kitchen tap connection to work with. This and a length of 3/8" tubing.

I read that garden taps were either 3/4" or 1/2" and went and bought a brass 1/2" female to 3/8" barbed fitting shown below:

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/sixstringsgareth/thumbnail_IMG_6029_zpsn35xbk3g.jpg)

However, I should have taken a measurement because it turns out my garden tap is 1".

The only solution I can find is this 1" female to 1/2" male fitting (shown below) to connect the tap to the brass fitting but it's £9 and well, I'd rather not fork out that much if I can help it.

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/sixstringsgareth/s-l500_zpss3mdxzuj.jpg)

Does anyone have a less expensive solution?

Cheers.