Immersion Wort Chiller Construction

A few of you out there were curious about how to make a heavy duty immersion wort chiller. I think you might enjoy this pictorial of my wort chiller construction adventure.

We began with 50' of 1/2" copper tubing. We coiled the tubing around a Cornelius Keg. This keeps a uniformed coil from top to bottom and the Corneluis Keg is the exact diameter to my boil
kettle's opening.





I make this look easy.





Then we soldered 90 degree copper elbows to both ends of the copper tubing.














We also soldered a piece of 1/2" rigid copper pipe to one end of the coil, to an elbow, and up through the inside of the coil. This gives the wort chiller a bit of a back bone, it makes the wort chiller sturdy. Some sections of the coil were soldered to the "copper spine".

We measured the rigid pipe to reach over the rim of my boil kettle.







Cousin Lalo (Pronounced Lah-Loh) was kind enough to solder a couple more pieces of rigid pipe to the other end of the wort chiller's coil. It shoots across the diameter of the coil to another 90 degree elbow and up and over the kettle's rim.
Unkowningly, we also created the chiller's carrying handle. I know you can say it, ingenious!

From there, we added 2 more 90 degree elbows creating the inlet and outlet water supply lines.

Finally, we soldered a few more pieces of rigid pipe to the ends and soldered female threaded fittings.

We also threaded to the ends of the female fittings a couple of quick-disconnects and hoses.







Final product in its natural environment.....
a converted Sanke Keg.

Voila!

Final Note: This is how we measured the rigid pipe. Just an eye measurement to fit over the rim of the boil kettle.

December's Homebrew Club Meeting

Hello All,

This is your VP Albert once again and now at the end of December, have decided to send out a courtesy message to everyone. Just wanted to remind everyone that there wasn't a home brew meeting this month. I'm sure you can understand. With all the holidays and New Year's coming up and all the tree decorating, present wrapping, and oh.......... It's the end of the month......damn it! Gotta get rid of the dead tree in my living room and throw out all that torn wrapping paper, boxes, etc.

Anyhow, just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Enjoy your home brew and don't forget to share.

We all have our President, Micah, in our thoughts and wish him and his family well.

You're in our prayers Micah.

So far we will be meeting the third Friday in January at 7:30pm. Be on the look out for the new post for location.

And on a final note...........well that was it.

See ya next month/year!

T-Shirts are Here!

November' Meeting for 11-23-2007

Hello Everyone,

Your VP here, Albert. Just wanted to give quick heads-up on November's meeting. This month's meeting shall be held on NOVEMBER 23, 2007 at my place 79990 Bermuda Dunes Dr. Bermuda Dunes CA 92203.
The front gate entrance is located at the intersection of 42nd Ave. and Adams St. I can be reached at (760) 835-2470. Mikah our President can be reached at (760) 449-0827

Bring your homebrew, don't worry we'll drink it. Bring a dish, too. Let's make it a potluck! I know I'll have plenty of left-overs.

APOLOGIES:
I apologize for having the meeting the day after Thanksgiving, but I figure: It's the day after Thanksgiving! What are you doing Friday night? Still shopping? At the movies? Sitting at home watching tv eating left over turkey? The day's done, the week's done, Come on over.

Let the guard at the front gate know you're here for the Coachella Valley Homebrew Club meeting; and say it with authority. We want everyone to know who we are. Let's spread the word, "WE'RE HERE FOR BEER!"

CLUB BUSINESS:
Our President Mikah has informed me that Club T-shirt's are on the way. They're limited editions, one of a kind, and stylish (could be worn at just about any event), and at a mere $15.00. What a bargain!

2 LARGE 10 X-LARGE, 1 XX-LARGE

BRIBES:
Now, on a more serious note. We've held-off this month's meeting for various reasons. Mostly.... I must confess......well .....we were out of homebrew! But wait now. In the mean time, I've wipped up a batch of a Beer, Beer, And More Beer Pale Ale kit. But with a cultured yeast strain from an ABT 12 bottle purchased at
Vino 100 in Cathedral City. And it's cask conditioning in a 2.5g "Corney" just for you to try at this month's meeting.

All we ask in return is a bottle of your finest homebrew. And if that can't be done, then how about a bottle of your next finest.

THE FUTURE:
A possible change in the future club meetings. Usually, we hold meetings on the second Friday of the month. But Mikah and I propose a move to every third Friday of the month.

December's meeting would be on the 21st at Mikah's house and on January 18th, 2008 we're penciled in for Vino 100. In February my place is open again. If you've got any ideas on times and places that we could also meet, please give us some feed back.

Thanks,
I'll see you at the meeting.