View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Spike Innovations TheElectricBrewery.com manufacturer
Joined: 26 Feb 2011 Posts: 245 Location: ME
Working on: Your Brewery!
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:29 am Post subject: Gauging Interest on the 20 Gal HERMS Coil |
|
|
EDIT: ORDER PAGE IS NOW UP. SEE HERE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS: http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/custom-herms-coil
Hey Guys-
This has been a long time coming, and I know a lot of people have been waiting for this. We are currently working with a supplier to coil the tubing for the HERMS coil as featured in Kal's Electric Brewery setup. I wanted to start this thread to get your opinions on cost and interest in these coils, so I can anticipate a first order.
Ultimately, the more people that are willing to purchase sooner, the cheaper these will end up being for everyone. We intend to stock these at all times in the 20gal Blichmann size, with possibilities for other diameters later down the road (10 gal, 55 gal, keggles, etc.)
Please respond as soon as you can, as I would like to get the ball rolling this week on these coils (they may take up to 1-5 weeks depending on quantity).
General Info on Coil:
Overall OD : 15.5"
Ends: Bent at a 90 degree angle to exit straight out of kettle wall, lined up perpendicular with each other. Ends of coil will be longer than necessary, to allow the user to cut to the exact length they need for the compression fitting.
Height: 8.5"
Length: 50'
Material: 1/2" SS
Estimated Cost at this point $200-$250 each
Please also say if you would be interested in buying the two compression fittings at the same time as the coil.
Thanks, and I look forward to finally bringing this product to our lineup.
Mike
UPDATED TO SHOW OVERALL HEIGHT OF COIL
_________________ Official manufacturer for TheElectricBrewery.com. Click here to order our products!
Last edited by Spike Innovations on Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:58 am; edited 1 time in total
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
KES
Joined: 13 May 2011 Posts: 472 Location: Iowa
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:06 am Post subject: |
|
|
Great news! Let's see... a 50 foot 1/2" OD SS coil on Ebay goes for about $83 including shipping. So, your talking about double or triple the price for the re-coiling process. Ouch. I'm a little confused on the 90 degree bends part. Bent like Kal's, or a true 90 just at the very ends? Naturally, closer to $200 or less would make the decision to buy easier. $250, or higher, would tempt me to attempt it first to re-coil it myself. The compression fittings would be a nice option as well. Hope this helps.
_________________ “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” B. Franklin
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
kaikoasurf
Joined: 15 Dec 2010 Posts: 96
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
I'd buy one.
_________________ Pour another one for me and two for you.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
rosenjm
Joined: 21 Dec 2010 Posts: 249 Location: Ballston Spa, NY
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:54 am Post subject: |
|
|
I'm with KES, I currently have one that I re-coiled myself, but it ended up shorter than 50' and has a few ugly spots in it. I would consider buying one as a replacement or spare, but only if it were closer to the $200 side. On the other hand if you had posted this while I was in the process of trying to recoil the tubing, I would have given you my first born.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
jmark
Joined: 01 Jun 2011 Posts: 12
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:27 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm with everyone else - make it closer to the better side of $200 and I'd be interested. Any more than that I can attempt it myself even twice and still be way ahead. I would expect for $200, not only could it be coiled, it could also include the compression fittings and still leave a hefty profit margin for y'all.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Spike Innovations TheElectricBrewery.com manufacturer
Joined: 26 Feb 2011 Posts: 245 Location: ME
Working on: Your Brewery!
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:27 pm Post subject: |
|
|
KES wrote: | Great news! Let's see... a 50 foot 1/2" OD SS coil on Ebay goes for about $83 including shipping. So, your talking about double or triple the price for the re-coiling process. Ouch. I'm a little confused on the 90 degree bends part. Bent like Kal's, or a true 90 just at the very ends? Naturally, closer to $200 or less would make the decision to buy easier. $250, or higher, would tempt me to attempt it first to re-coil it myself. The compression fittings would be a nice option as well. Hope this helps. |
The coil will be similar to Kal's in that both the in and out will come across the center of the coil to exit the opposite side wall. They will not be a swooping bend like Kal's however, they should be straight across the center which should make it easier.
I will try to get some drawings that I have up to get you a better idea.
Mike
_________________ Official manufacturer for TheElectricBrewery.com. Click here to order our products!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
zeppman
Joined: 01 Jun 2011 Posts: 138
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:13 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I would also be interested, but of course, the closer to $200 the better. And compression fittings of course would be nice. I was just about to make my purchase from Mcmaster last night, so I'm happy I held off. Keep us updated!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
coffeediver
Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 174 Location: Kiowa CO.
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I would buy one to replace the copper coil that I am using cause I totally screwed the SS up, but it would have to fit a converted keg. Maybe that could be in the future.
_________________ All beer is good, the one you are drinking may not be your favorite. Enjoy it for what it is and move on.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Victim
Joined: 09 Mar 2011 Posts: 43
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I also would be interested if the price is closer to $200.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Porkbutter
Joined: 19 Feb 2011 Posts: 24 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm with the rest of the gang on this one...$200 is about the limit. I'm already working outside of my budget to assemble an electric setup, any extra starts pushing sensibility.
And yes, an option for the compression fittings would be welcome.
_________________ The Far Flung Isles of Langerhans Brewhaus
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
coffeediver
Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 174 Location: Kiowa CO.
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
When I was trying to coil the SS you could have got me for $500.
_________________ All beer is good, the one you are drinking may not be your favorite. Enjoy it for what it is and move on.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Spike Innovations TheElectricBrewery.com manufacturer
Joined: 26 Feb 2011 Posts: 245 Location: ME
Working on: Your Brewery!
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:49 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Obviously everyone wants it as cheap as they can get it here, so maybe even bringing up pricing at this time is a bad idea. I know of quite a few people that have dumped over $150 into two coils that they have both messed up. To me, $200 is a steal for something that you do not have to wrestle or struggle with.
I urge anyone that might be turned off by the price, to attempt coiling it themselves. I have tried twice and this is why I have moved to having them professionally manufactured. Tooling costs are fairly high for custom fabrications such as these, and while I would love to buy large quantities to keep the prices as low as possible, I simply do not have the space to store massive quantities of coils.
_________________ Official manufacturer for TheElectricBrewery.com. Click here to order our products!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Spike Innovations TheElectricBrewery.com manufacturer
Joined: 26 Feb 2011 Posts: 245 Location: ME
Working on: Your Brewery!
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
coffeediver wrote: | I would buy one to replace the copper coil that I am using cause I totally screwed the SS up, but it would have to fit a converted keg. Maybe that could be in the future. |
CoffeeDiver- what is the approximate ID of a converted keg?
What diameter is your current coil at?
At what heights are your in and out holes?
These will all help in getting a better picture on what would be involved on keggle coils.
Mike
_________________ Official manufacturer for TheElectricBrewery.com. Click here to order our products!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
coffeediver
Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 174 Location: Kiowa CO.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
crush
Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 706 Location: Telemark, Norway
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Great news! If I were to build the HLT again, $200 would be money well spent to have this done properly.
Getting the coil in, avoiding kinks (virtually impossible), and getting the compression fittings to sit and mate with the side of the kettle make this a very unpleasant job.
_________________ ...just one more.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Castermmt
Joined: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 863 Location: Lowell, In
Drinking: Steelhead Porter, Alt-Toids, Hefty-Weizen, Terry's Kolsch, African Amber, Pumpkin Ale, Double Dog Ale
Working on: Janet's Brown Ale, Terry's Kolsch, Pilsner
|
Link Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:20 pm Post subject: |
|
|
First off I don't need one but will offer up an idea that someone else had and I copied. I used 2 stainless 1/2 90's to connect my HERMS coil and it mad it a lot easier. It also lets you rotate the coil downward on the opposite side off the fittings and slightly below the element allowing the coil to be submerged in the water a little longer while sparging. I know it seems like a little thing but the whole idea is about controlling our temperatures. The elbows I used with a coupling to help center the coil as well. Just and Idea/option. Hope this helps, Castermmt
http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24836&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=20
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
KES
Joined: 13 May 2011 Posts: 472 Location: Iowa
|
Link Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
Another question, Mike. Would the tubing be permanently coiled to 15.5" ,or would we receive it cabled tied to that radius like Kal had to do?
_________________ “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” B. Franklin
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Spike Innovations TheElectricBrewery.com manufacturer
Joined: 26 Feb 2011 Posts: 245 Location: ME
Working on: Your Brewery!
|
Link Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:54 am Post subject: |
|
|
KES wrote: | Another question, Mike. Would the tubing be permanently coiled to 15.5" ,or would we receive it cabled tied to that radius like Kal had to do? |
Permanently bent to that diameter. I'm sure there is some give to them to help with aligning fittings and such, but trying to resize it is probably out of the question.
Mike
_________________ Official manufacturer for TheElectricBrewery.com. Click here to order our products!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
KES
Joined: 13 May 2011 Posts: 472 Location: Iowa
|
Link Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks, Mike. That is what I was wishing for.
_________________ “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” B. Franklin
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Spike Innovations TheElectricBrewery.com manufacturer
Joined: 26 Feb 2011 Posts: 245 Location: ME
Working on: Your Brewery!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|