put my worm in a corny

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put my worm in a corny

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Haha! It sounds funny, but for real. I got a free corny keg and I'm trying to figure out the best way to get the coil in there. The inlet would be perfect for the cold water in because of the down tube, and it would force the hot water from the top out of the other side. I'm wondering if I could sort of screw it in the top. I was going to get an old copper fire extinguisher to do the same thing with and use the corny for mash, but I'll just stick to good ole buckets.
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Re: put my worm in a corny

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I think you will find trying to get the worm into the corny keg a pita. I'm trying to get a HERMS coil into a 15.5 gallon keg that I cut a 12" hole in the top. And I'm having problems with it. You will need to coil it smaller then you think. Copper will ne easier then the stainless I'm working with. But it can also kink easier while trying to get it in there. Then once its in there. It needs to be evenly shaped and flow down hill the whole way.

And how are you going to feed it through the bottom?

I wish I had someone give me some cornys. I need them to keg up beer.
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Re: put my worm in a corny

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I did manage to get it in there. I hated to drill the 2 holes in the sides. The biggest problem was the handles on top. They got in the way so I had to make the coil a bit smaller. I have to flux a few couplings on the ends and seal them. I'm guessing jb weld or ge clear silicone. I'm not sure about the heat with the ge though. It looks professional and clean. I still have to put an element in the boiler till I can test her out. Thanks
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If your boiler is on the small side, it might work, but I don't think you have enough water capacity in a corney keg to handle much of a run. Let us know how it works.



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Re: put my worm in a corny

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Yeah, my boiler is only a 5 gallon but it's Bain marie style so it's worth it.
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