ShockedHop
Well-Known Member
Ok fellow brewers what is everyone doing to cool their wort? I spent just about 4hrs yesterday making a German Oktoberfest from brewers best. It seems like that is way too long for an extract kit with a 60 min boil. Actually it didn't even get all the way down to temp it was like 8 degrees off for pitching. I pitched it anyway and put it in my fermentation fridge and it is sitting at a nice 58-60 degrees. It was a lager yeast.
Most of the time was spent chilling the wort. I dumped two gallons of chilled water in the pail with the wort which dropped it to 100 degrees. I usually do 2.5 gal wort and 2.5 gal water in pail. Should I go to a 2 gal wort and 3 gal addition?
I have a 3/8" chiller that I made. I'm also thinking that I may need to make/buy a 1/2" chiller.
I'm thinking that this should take at most 3 hrs.
Keg #1 - Brewers Best American Ale
Keg #2 - Brewers Best Kolsch
Keg #3 - Harpoon IPA
Primary #1- Midwest Mexican creveza
Primary #2- Midwest Honey Ale
Secondary #1-
Secondary #2-
Yeah I do kits!
Most of the time was spent chilling the wort. I dumped two gallons of chilled water in the pail with the wort which dropped it to 100 degrees. I usually do 2.5 gal wort and 2.5 gal water in pail. Should I go to a 2 gal wort and 3 gal addition?
I have a 3/8" chiller that I made. I'm also thinking that I may need to make/buy a 1/2" chiller.
I'm thinking that this should take at most 3 hrs.
Keg #1 - Brewers Best American Ale
Keg #2 - Brewers Best Kolsch
Keg #3 - Harpoon IPA
Primary #1- Midwest Mexican creveza
Primary #2- Midwest Honey Ale
Secondary #1-
Secondary #2-
Yeah I do kits!