My last few batches I have been pouring hot wort from my kettle directly into a bucket and then topping off with cold (pre-boiled) water. I thought I had found a really clever (okay, not that clever) way to cool my wort faster, until I read in HTB that doing this introduces oxygen to the hot wort, which is a no-no.
That makes sense, but I'm wondering if there's some way I can continue my process of cooling the hot wort with cold water without causing the ills HTB speaks of. What if I racked my hot wort into a bucket already filled with the cold water, keeping the hose below the surface and thereby minimizing aeration? Would that be kosher? What if I took it one step further, even, and racked the cold water itself into the bucket, followed by the hot wort?
I just can't imagine that there's enough oxygen dissolved in the pre-boiled cold water to cause problems, sans any significant aeration from the transferring process. Am I wrong? Should I just give in and leave my wort undisturbed in the kettle until it reaches 80F, like Mr. Palmer says?
Thanks!
That makes sense, but I'm wondering if there's some way I can continue my process of cooling the hot wort with cold water without causing the ills HTB speaks of. What if I racked my hot wort into a bucket already filled with the cold water, keeping the hose below the surface and thereby minimizing aeration? Would that be kosher? What if I took it one step further, even, and racked the cold water itself into the bucket, followed by the hot wort?
I just can't imagine that there's enough oxygen dissolved in the pre-boiled cold water to cause problems, sans any significant aeration from the transferring process. Am I wrong? Should I just give in and leave my wort undisturbed in the kettle until it reaches 80F, like Mr. Palmer says?
Thanks!