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Reddit mentions of NY Brew Supply W3825-CV Homebrew Immersion Wort Chiller-25 Tubing, 25', Copper
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Reddit mentions: 13
We found 13 Reddit mentions of NY Brew Supply W3825-CV Homebrew Immersion Wort Chiller-25 Tubing, 25', Copper. Here are the top ones.
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- Made in USA
- Drops your worth temperature quickly.
- Vinyl outlet hose: 5' Long.
- Made of Copper. Overall length: 25'.
- Copper Coil diameter: 3/8".
Features:
Specs:
Color | Copper |
Height | 13 Inches |
Length | 9.25 Inches |
Number of items | 450 |
Size | 25' |
Width | 9.25 Inches |
Freebie: You know how homebrewers (beer/moonshine) in America use copper tubing for heat transfer? They need to cool the beer down quickly.
That shit sells for $60 on amazon Guess how much it costs in China? $15. How much retail? Last time I was in the States... almost $100. What's the difference with a Global 500 company in Ningbo and a small extruder in Montana? MOQ. MOQ is like $10,000. Shipping to LA is $1900. Tariffs and VAT? NONE (HTSUS, anyone?). Amazon fulfillment is like $100/month (if you put ALL of your stock in their warehouse) and $2/product for shipping. Throw it on eBay and you got a stew going. Call 600 niche retail stores in America and get an order of 40 of these at $30 and you're going places.
If you're an English teacher, look out for shit like this. I sell something tangentially related to this product, and there is money to be made with that community. /r/entrepreneur
Not sure what your setup is, but I found having an immersion wort chiller in my starting brew days was incredibly efficient and time-saving (I did full 5 gal boils). These start ~$50 on Amazon, but you can buy coiled copper piping (the most expensive part) at any hardware store, bend yourself and use some inexpensive plastic tubing (make sure it’s heat resistant to handle the initial wort temp), some clamps and a faucet adapter. Cools wort remarkably fast and if you keep it clean and sterile (like all brew equipment), it will last as long as you brew beer.
Immersion wort chiller
There’s a few other quality of life equipment upgrades I’m sure you’ll find out along the way as you brew, but I felt this was well worth the money for the time and hassle it saved me.
A good option if you have Amazon prime: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003UCCLG6
Very cool, looks good! There's definitely a satisfaction that comes with building something with your own hands.
If anyone needs a good cheap chiller, I recommend this one. 25' for $51.50. It becomes an even better deal if happen to need anything else from the same seller. I tacked on an auto siphon, some air locks, and some yeast and the shipping only went up slightly.
Anybody think buying this wort chiller for $50 is a good deal? 20' of the same tubing at Home Depot is $27 before tax, and I have a $50 Amazon gift card.
I'm not sure what you consider pricey as hell, but I have this one, available for $45. If you are doing extract with partial boils, I might just do an ice bath in the sink. That's what I used to do. If you are doing all-grain and/or full boils, I'd save up the $45.
For temp control, use a cooler. This is the cooler I use. It is perfect to hold any fermenter I've seen. Fill with 65f water. Put your fermenter in the cooler. Add frozen 16-oz soda bottles to keep water temps at around 65f. Monitor your fermenter temps (using the stick-on fermometer ... just be sure the fermometer isn't under water!). I've found adding 1 frozen bottle in the morning and 1 in the evening keeps temps exactly where I need them..
If your fermenter has a spigot in the bottom - place the fermenter inside a contractor trash bag (the super thick durable kind) before placing in the water. You don't want to risk infection by having the spigot exposed to the water.
For BIAB and All-Grain ... #1 - BIAB is all-grain. It is just easier. The ingredients are the same. The end result is the same (Beer!). The complexity, cost, and time are different. So, I'll just list out a 2-vessel BIAB-in-a-cooler hybrid system.
Total - $255 shipped to your door.
This setup will be a setup that you can use for all types of Ales. You can even do low-temp ales that ferment at 50-55f by adding more ice/colder water to the cooler. Don't think it would be efficient enough for lagering.
Process:
EDIT - you will need an extra 5-gallon pot to heat sparge water.. forgot that. They can be found anywhere for about $20. As always - check craigslist to save even more $$$$. This is the cheapest and most efficient setup I've been able to put together. If you really want to get fancy - then you can add a stainless steel fermenter from Chapman Brewing Equipment for an extra $99. The fermenter is well worth it!
EDIT 2: As always SANITIZE everything at all stages. Also - with all-grain, you'll eventually want to get into water chemistry. Read up on that. AND a good kitchen scale is needed for measuring out hop additions (and later water chemistry adjustments). Kitchen scales can be had cheap. You'll want one that is accurate and can be calibrated.
Some people don't chill at all, and just leave it overnight to get to room temp. You don't want to put a lid on before it drops to 160ish due to DMS still coming out, but you want to have a lid on by 140 to reduce wild yeast.
Personally I like my IC. And you can get it fairly cheap like here. It's only a 25' one, but that's what I use and can drop 10 gallons of wort to 80 degrees in half an hour (faster in winter, slower in summer).
Here is the desktop version of your link
Do you have a wort chiller? http://www.amazon.com/Homebrew-Immersion-Wort-Chiller-Copper/dp/B003UCCLG6
You could also make or buy a flight glass set.
Just found my notes:
I don't think it's a very good deal. You can buy one already made for less.
That's beautiful! And it could double as a huge wort chiller :D