ircbrewing
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Hey guys...I have a wort chiller but its not the most efficient because my kettle is so big. I have a 15 gallon kettle. I almost need two chillers to effectively cover the volume of wort. So...2 weeks ago on my golden blonde ale, I had to leave to go do errands before chilling so I just brought the kettle inside to my stove and put the lid on it (sanitized) and left it for a few hours. When I return it was still like 115 degrees so I chilled it the rest of the way with the chiller.
But just putting the lid on the kettle and walking away was nice. And my beer had no ill effects since the lid was on and nothing could get in.
I have a thougt though. I just got a kegerator so my previous standalone fridge where I put my kegs before is now going to be my fermentation cooler. Yay! The fridge can be set anywhere from 32 degrees up to 70 degrees.
What if I take my wort, from the kettle after boil straight to a bucket, slap a lid on it with airlock and put in the fermentation fridge at lowest temp for a few hours? I gotta figure it wouldnt take long with ambient 32 degree temp to get to pitch temp. Can the buckets handle 212 degree wort?
Thanks in advance. Chilling is the worst part of the process for me because it takes me an hour plus to chill with my current chiller and pump.
But just putting the lid on the kettle and walking away was nice. And my beer had no ill effects since the lid was on and nothing could get in.
I have a thougt though. I just got a kegerator so my previous standalone fridge where I put my kegs before is now going to be my fermentation cooler. Yay! The fridge can be set anywhere from 32 degrees up to 70 degrees.
What if I take my wort, from the kettle after boil straight to a bucket, slap a lid on it with airlock and put in the fermentation fridge at lowest temp for a few hours? I gotta figure it wouldnt take long with ambient 32 degree temp to get to pitch temp. Can the buckets handle 212 degree wort?
Thanks in advance. Chilling is the worst part of the process for me because it takes me an hour plus to chill with my current chiller and pump.