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[simonsez]

Hello,i am about to brew my second beer and this time i upgraded my kit with an immersion wort chiller. The question is what type of adapter would i need to attach the inlet of the chiller to the pull out faucet? i have looked online but all i am seeing is a thread adapter but the problem is that i have a handheld faucet with a hose that has no threading at the end. without answering my question i can remove the handheld unit from the hose so would a male (1/8"?) to male (1/2"?) adapter sound correct? Thanks

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Hello,i am about to brew my second beer and this time i upgraded my kit with an immersion wort chiller. The question is what type of adapter would i need to attach the inlet of the chiller to the pull out faucet? i have looked online but all i am seeing is a thread adapter but the problem is that i have a handheld faucet with a hose that has no threading at the end. without answering my question i can remove the handheld unit from the hose so would a male (1/8"?) to male (1/2"?) adapter sound correct? Thanks

Can you adapt the chiller to work with a garden hose? I can't imagine how you'd hook up to a hand held sink. How about some other faucet in your house?

[BrewerGeorge]

Can you adapt the chiller to work with a garden hose? I can't imagine how you'd hook up to a hand held sink. How about some other faucet in your house?

Not to mention those pull-out faucets are typically very high-dollar items. I wouldn't risk it. A bathroom faucet with a typical aerator will fit the typical adapter. Or a hose from outside which might also chill faster because the flow rate is typically higher.

[MakeMeHoppy]

When it is inconvenient to bring a hose in from outside (temp or bugs) I have used a bottling bucket filled with water to gravity feed water through the chiller with the kettle on the floor. Try a dry run with just the chiller to see if you can get the bucket high enough. My chiller has a hose connector on one side and just tubing on the other. The tubing fit exactly on the bottling bucket spigot

[jammer]

I hook up my IC to my washing machine supply faucet, via a RV hose i bought specifically for this purpose. I run the outlet from the IC to the kitchen sink to drain.

[RommelMagic]

Not to mention those pull-out faucets are typically very high-dollar items. I wouldn't risk it.

I was thinking the exact same thing.