Living in the LA area. I feel guilty about the the amount of water this uses. Think I will go back to an ice bath in the kitchen sink.

Does a great job of cooling wort down to acceptable pitch temperatures (approx 74 deg F) fairly quickly - provided the water going in is fairly cold. During the winter months there is no problem I am able to cool 5 gallons down in about 20 min. In the summer here in Texas I have to use a prechiller that is sitting in a cooler of ice water and even then it takes a bit longer (25 min) and the temp will only get down to about 78 deg. HIghly recommended just be aware of your input water temperature.

I've had this for so long forgot where I got it from till I looked at my Product Info page. After 5 years I might replace the hoses but other than that works great for the 5 gallon batches. I just bought a 15 gallon kettle for double batches and I'm guessing this is going to struggle to cool that down.

Works perfect can cool 5 gallons of wort in about 15min. Did need to tighten the clamps a bit after first 2 or 3 uses.

It serves us well chills our wort and allows us to make beer in 2 hours instead of 5 hours. Well worth it! If we ever get our own place and can upgrade all of our equipment we might upgrade the chiller (and get a bigger brew pot) but again this totally serves us well for what we need.

Out of the box it was great! But it appears to be losing flow rate after 2 years. The flat plastic thread (proprietary water turbulation) running inside the coil appears to be bunching and slowing down the works making it lose efficiency. Hose clamps need constant readjustment. Losing shape (it is copper after all).

I have used this chiller four times now and it does a great job of getting your wort temp down fast! It's well made and easy to use...well worth the investment if you're going to do a full five gallon boil!

This chiller has served me well and has significantly decreased the chilling process. However as another brewer mentioned the clamps leaked a bit. Once I replaced them it worked like a dream!

As many home brewers I started brewing in the northern states and used the winter snow bank to set my boiler in to cool it down. This chiller was cool down step #2. It has worked well over the years and I still use it as a back up. I now use a plate chiller which is faster then the copper tubing chiller but I don't think I will ever get rid of this chiller. It is still in great shape after many years.

the hose clamps are not will make. I had to replace both of them after the first use. The chiller did it's job after the clamps were replaced.

Got this in a "deal of the day" special. Works great. Simple of use. Chill 5-6 gallons from 100C to 22C in ~25 minutes. In summer when cold water is not as cold as it is in winter time. We go through a ice bucket with a pump. Chiller super easy to set up. Giving wort a stir does help but still you?ll get a very decent chill without having to spend big money and without having a plate chiller to rinse/wash like crazy every time. No beer/wort goes through chiller. Super easy to clean and/or sanitize. Great buy.

This is a great investment cuts wort chilling time down to 15-20 min while im cleaning up. It is better quality than other chillers I have seen fittings are tightly clamped and the supply/return lines are soldered together making it very sturdy. After a year+ of use its started to lose its shape a bit but still works great!

My chill times are way down since taking the plunge and purchasing this chiller. Running a thermometer in the output hose will help to inform you as to the ideal flow (I go for hottest output). Also giving your wort a gentle stir will help speed things up.