So the wort chiller has arrived and is ready for dispatch.
I had actually spent quite a bit of time researching how to build one, including watching this highly involved video:
There were immediately problems. That guys garage is bigger than my entire apartment. As you could probably then guess, I don't have half the tools he uses and nothing even approaching a method to solder. I made a trip to the hardware store anyway, following a print out of (I didn't realize this at the time) overly complex directions. This might not be ground breaking news, but the service at Home Depot kind of sucks and I retreated in shame without the proper supplies.
If only I had been able to look at one in real life. It's really quite simple: the tubing would be difficult to wrap, but besides that the hose clamps were a simple alternative the online directions didn't suggest.
Either way, I'm looking forward to using a lot less ice on brew day...now to figure out what I'm going to do with all the water.
