getting H2O out of wort chiller....

[vendejp]

how do you? I made one for my last batch and it worked great... cooled it down in about 15 minutes no problem, but now i have 50 ft of copper tubing with H2O in it.

Its not too big of a deal since that H2O never contacts any wort or anything, but if for some reason i dont use it for a few months, i imagine it could get funky in the copper tubing.....

thanks

[kevin]

After I rinse mine off I just put the intake and outake hoses in the sink and turn the chiller upside down and most of the water comes out.

[YamahaXS]

blow some air through it?

[jsmurphy]

I just blow thru it till I get dizzy.

Don't worry about it.

[brewmonkey]

I use a bellow from the fireplace attached to the end and pump.

[BucksBrew]

I turn mine upside down. Then I imagine there is water in the very top loop. I slowly turn in circles trying to get the water all the way thru the tubing. It comes out a little at a time thru the hoses. Then I put it in a bag and put it away.

Next time it goes in I rinse and stick it in the wort.

[Jeff Lockhart]

Got an air compressor and a nozzle? Works great.

Jeff

[wortchillergoal]

hook it up to a shop vac.

[vendejp]

thanks everyone... ill just try to drain it by hand again... i dont have an aircompressor, and a shop vac is too much work.

the wort chiller is really nice, but sanitizing it and draining seems a bit cumbersome.... oh well

[danno]

why do you need to sanitize it? just rinse it off thoroughly after each use, then immerse it in your boiling wort for 5 minutes...

perhaps I should mention the benefits of a counterflow chiller here. gravity works...

[Beerconnoisseur]

I wouldn't spend any time worrying about the inside of your wort chiller. It never contacts the beer anyway, and anything that could grow will die when you put it in boiling wort. So..... all you have to do is just turn it upside down to let the water drain out. If you want to minimize the risk of water from it running out during a brew session, then you can get a chiller with garden hose connects, and buy a set of brass quick disconnects. You make sure these are attached before your chiller goes in the boiling wort, and presto! Virtually no chance of contamination.

Now, the outside of the chiller is a different story. Occasionally, you'll want to clean copper w/ boiling vinegar ( at least, according to Palmer's How To Brew). Or you can use something else, like a solution of Powdered Brewery Wash, to make sure the outside doesn't have any protein matter left on it.

[kevin]

The thing that concerns me is the op mention about putting it away for a couple of months.. Just kidding with you

[vendejp]

I know... why would i not brew for so long.... i was thinking the off chance both my arms get broken at the same time or something.

i guess i dont have to sanitize it and i can put it in the boiling wort for a minute

Originally posted by kevin
The thing that concerns me is the op mention about putting it away for a couple of months.. Just kidding with you