Greetings, this summer my wife and I gutted and remodeled our kitchen. We didn’t consider one critical factor; our new kitchen faucet doesn’t allow me to attach my counterflow chiller. With that said, I’m trying to find a simple alternative. I’ve seen a few people create a new supply line with a dedicated quarter turn shut off for their chiller and I’d like to go that route. I went to home depot tonight to try to find the right parts but couldn’t find what I was looking for and the help at HD couldn’t figure it out either. I’m all set to brew tomorrow with this one key factor not yet solved for:
This is what I’m thinking but need suggestions on what fittings are available:
I’m in almost the same boat, but I use a standard, not counter flow chiller. My chiller was the latest acquisition, so only one batch so far. I used a submersible pump in a homer bucket with ice and water. As the water heated I would let some drain to the sink by moving the chiller outlet, and then add more ice to the bucket. 15 minutes got us down to 70, 20 min got us to 60, which is colder than my mid 70’s tap water could do. We just need to start stockpiling homemade ice, rather than buying convenience store bags.
