>> Has anyone here any practical counterflow design experience.
>> Much on web material that sounds good leads to abstracts of
>> for $ papers. I think that 'just doing it' will probably work
>> fine for my purpose, but all input welcome.

> yep, just do it. I use the standard counterflow chiller -> copper 
> tube inside a garden-hose design. No convoluted tubing. One great 
> hint is to smear vaseline on the outside of the copper tube, else it 
> is extremely difficult to stuff all the tube in the hose.

As I noted, I'm actually interested in air-air counterflow for another 
purpose and the wort cooler was disclosed by Gargoyle.  Good to hear 
that it works so well for your purposes.

I'm about to try using thin aluminium sheet (or thick foil aka oven 
protector) as a first attempt. Itv has a reasonable prospect of 
meeting my need.


        Russell


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