Comments on: Do It Yourself Immersion Wort Chiller Instructions http://www.brewersfriend.com/2008/09/13/immersion-wort-chiller/ We can have fun brewing beer together online Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:36:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Larry http://www.brewersfriend.com/2008/09/13/immersion-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Larry Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:39:50 +0000 http://www.brewersfriend.com/?p=166#comment-1208 Acidity makes sense, thank you for the comment. I'm building a new longer chiller so it straddles the heating element in my boil kettle. Acidity makes sense, thank you for the comment. I’m building a new longer chiller so it straddles the heating element in my boil kettle.

]]> By: Mark O http://www.brewersfriend.com/2008/09/13/immersion-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 Mark O Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:25:03 +0000 http://www.brewersfriend.com/?p=166#comment-1157 Just an FYI - the copper tubing doesn't become cleaned by "heat scrubbing off the oils and tarnish". The acidity of the wort acts as an abrasive cleaner, removing the oxidization from the outside of the copper tube. This oxidation actually is what protects your beer from the copper. Prolonged submersion of the coil in the wort will lead to copper, metal tastes and tinges in your beer. Great DIY, nice little gadget you have there. Just an FYI – the copper tubing doesn’t become cleaned by “heat scrubbing off the oils and tarnish”. The acidity of the wort acts as an abrasive cleaner, removing the oxidization from the outside of the copper tube.

This oxidation actually is what protects your beer from the copper. Prolonged submersion of the coil in the wort will lead to copper, metal tastes and tinges in your beer.

Great DIY, nice little gadget you have there.

]]> By: Eric http://www.brewersfriend.com/2008/09/13/immersion-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Eric Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:22:09 +0000 http://www.brewersfriend.com/?p=166#comment-227 My brew buddies and I just created our own wort chiller. We used some of the same theories that you have shown, using a bucket to wrap the copper around, etc. If anyone would like to look at ours, here is the weblink: http://www.stickybottlebrew.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=59 Thanks for giving us some inspiration!!! My brew buddies and I just created our own wort chiller. We used some of the same theories that you have shown, using a bucket to wrap the copper around, etc. If anyone would like to look at ours, here is the weblink: http://www.stickybottlebrew.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=59 Thanks for giving us some inspiration!!!

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