mpfeil8484
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does a wort chiller realy make that much of a difference?
Word, this is a noob ? But what's the difference between full and half boils?
Word, this is a noob ? But what's the difference between full and half boils?
MrMonkey said:A few batches ago I documented my wort chiller time. Here's my notes:
6:58pm - 212F - Start wort chiller direct from boil (left the pot on the gas grate on my kitchen stove)
7:01pm - 150+F
7:04pm - 125F
7:08pm - finished draining sink, refilled with cold, threw in full tub of ice from ice maker.
7:13pm - 60F - Too cold!!
To build my wort chiller I wrapped a 50' coil of 3/8" tubing around a couple of stacked paint cans (fit in my brewpot), ran it out a foot or so, bought ~12' of 1/2" ID nylon-reinforced clear tubing, connected to a 760 gph aquarium pump ($75 or so, don't buy a pond pump from home depot). I just fill a half of my sink with cold water, circulate it until the temp differential isn't so much, drain, shut off pump, refill, rinse/repeat. When the wort hits ~110-115 or whatever I refill & pour in the tub of ice from my ice maker.
25' of 3/8" copper pipe should be more than enough.
You will find people that will argue that using the "no chill method" works to make decent beer but you will not find a professional brewery that does this.
Yes from the standpoint that you get better beer by dropping wort prior to pitch to fermenting temps. Or better yet a degree or two below fermenting temps. Then it warms a degree or two and the yeast takes right off at the intended temps.
Versus without wort chiller:
6:58 boiling hot
7:01 just under boiling hot
7:05 still pretty freaking hot
7:15 is this cooling at all?
7:30 maybe if I go watch some TV
7:42 commercial break: still hot!
8:02 maybe I should just go to bed
8:17 but maybe I could pitch the yeast just a little hot, how much difference could it really make?
8:22 consulting Internet about yeast temps
8:24 yeah this temperature will kill them
8:33 gonna pitch yeast anyway
6:00 next morning. Starts thread on HBT: "NO AIRLOCK ACTIVITY ... DID I KILL MY YEAST??!!"
You can pry my chiller from my cold......dead..........fingers.
You can pry my chiller from my cold......dead..........fingers.
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