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Hi I have little experience at AG brewing and have a few spare parts to make a RIMS tube. To replace using a plate chiller or a cooling coil, if I put a 4" condenser at the end of the RIMS tube, would it be effective? I am suggesting that I circulate with the element on and the condenser off while heating. When I need to crash cool, I switch off the element and start the flow to the condenser.
I have a choice of making the RIMS tube either 2" or 4" diameter with a 3600W element. I am thinking the 2" is the way to go, then attach the 4" condenser via reducers at either end.
Thanks for any tips you can give and apologies if this has been covered already!
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Yes that will work. Though you would get better performance with more surface area.
Local pro distiller here uses 5 of the 2" X 20" shot guns to chill his wort. 1000L.
It is slow but better than waiting. It gets him a few hours closer to pitch temps before the days end.
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What's the volume you are looking to cool?
Clever idea though.
I would use a 120ltr still boiler as HLT, so I guess similar sized MLT?
Good Idea !
I can't see it working in any reasonable time frame. The contact surfaces are miniscule compared to a plate chiller and the wrong material for best results.
Maybe you could wind a copper coil inside a 4" pipe spool Herms style for cooling?
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Cooling makes everything else look easy in comparison. So easy to heat things up, so damn hard to cool them down.
Cheers. I will give it a go once I buy a pump and let you know how it travels