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Got the copper in Woodies, it's held together using cable ties and I might just leave it like that and attach some syphon/beer line. Only problem I have just realised is that I have no outdoor tap so I'm gonna need to find an adapter for the kitchen tap.

"irish_goat":3k328xhv wrote: Only problem I have just realised is that I have no outdoor tap so I'm gonna need to find an adapter for the kitchen tap[/quote:3k328xhv]

what i do is take the head off the shower and the normal garden hose fitting connects nice to it.

You could also use compression fittings to attach one end to the copper piping and attach the other end to a small bit of garden hose. On the other end of the garden hose aattach a hose connector. Do this for the water in and out and at the end of hose pipes attach a standard garden fitting. Great tip is to visit aldi where you can find really cheap garden hose fitings. Buy a lot of them for a fraction of price compared to woodies.

Declan

A reduction valve to allow you to go from 1/2 inch to size of your coil diameter, in my case as I got fittings B&Q Newry 15mm down to 10, but any plumbers merchants has them. Short length of 1/2inch copper and a couple of jubilee clips and a couple of nylon ties to keep it all together.
Hose placed in hot water to be forced over the pipe.
This may seem like an overkill <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> , but I run my tap for first couple of minutes at full blast to get the initial boil off and then slow to allow max heat transfer. I don't want any stray water blasting into the wort from that increased pressure of pipe reduction size and a fully open tap.

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&amp;quot;Ciderhead&amp;quot;:2b5rk3a8 wrote: A reduction valve to allow you to go from 1/2 inch to size of your coil diameter, in my case as I got fittings B&Q Newry 15mm down to 10, but any plumbers merchants has them. Short length of 1/2inch copper and a couple of jubilee clips and a couple of nylon ties to keep it all together.
Hose placed in hot water to be forced over the pipe.
This may seem like an overkill <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> , but I run my tap for first couple of minutes at full blast to get the initial boil off and then slow to allow max heat transfer. I don't want any stray water blasting into the wort from that increased pressure of pipe reduction size and a fully open tap.

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Thats a very good idea - some water squirted out of mine the first time I used it - getting into the brew.

&amp;quot;Mike&amp;quot;:1iy599vy wrote:

&amp;quot;Ciderhead&amp;quot;:1iy599vy wrote: A reduction valve to allow you to go from 1/2 inch to size of your coil diameter, in my case as I got fittings B&Q Newry 15mm down to 10, but any plumbers merchants has them. Short length of 1/2inch copper and a couple of jubilee clips and a couple of nylon ties to keep it all together.
Hose placed in hot water to be forced over the pipe.
This may seem like an overkill <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> , but I run my tap for first couple of minutes at full blast to get the initial boil off and then slow to allow max heat transfer. I don't want any stray water blasting into the wort from that increased pressure of pipe reduction size and a fully open tap.

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Thats a very good idea - some water squirted out of mine the first time I used it - getting into the brew.[/quote:1iy599vy]

Yea I missed the brew by a couple of inches the first time!