by Learn To Brew
(19)Buy new: $37.99
2 used & new from $37.99
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Only Learn To Brew has soldered fittings that will not leak with use. This immersion chiller offered by Learn To Brew will allow for rapid cooling of hot wort to yeast pitching temperatures. This chiller is approximately 25 feet of 3/8" copper tubing with metal garden hose fittings both female and male that are completely soldered into place eliminating any leaks and the potential bursting that is often associated with vinyl tubing that is clamped on with other models of immersion coils. No one wants a burst hose spraying non sterilized water into your wort ruining your beer. You do not want the vinyl tubing near the boiling wort as the high temperatures will significantly weaken the tubing. This is the best model available on the market!
Soldered fittings will never leak. Compression fittings found on other styles of immersion coils tend to expand and contract with the drastic temperature fluctuations during the boiling and cooling processes. This expansion and contraction will loosen the compression fittings and cause you to leak unsanitized cooling water into your hot wort. You just worked hard to make your wort, you don't want to contaminate because of a loose fitting. The soldered fittings are solid and secure and will loosen as the compression fittings do.
The copper loops on this chiller are also easy to adjust to just about any width you desire between the loops. Simply pull them apart to spread them out!