I'll pay you back in beer.Was hoping to brew on Sunday for Father's Day.
Anyone have a wort chiller I can borrow this weekend?
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Anyone have a wort chiller I can borrow this weekend?
I'll pay you back in beer.Was hoping to brew on Sunday for Father's Day.
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Re: Anyone have a wort chiller I can borrow this weekend?
Hey Romen,
Sorry to have missed your post. Did you end up brewing on Father's Day? Curious if you found a chiller, or improvised something for the day.
When I used to do 2.5 gallon extract boils, I could just put my boil pot in the sink full of water and stir. Much faster when you have a wort chiller or something to get the wort down to pitching temp, but it worked in a pinch.
Lately, I've been reading more on the Aussie way of setting aside the wort for a day, and let it cool to room temp naturally.. pitching the yeast 24 hours later. When stored correctly, seems to work. I also read that you can use the actual wort to make a starter the day you brew, and pitch at high krausen the next day. Seems like a time/effort saver to me! I'll have to try that someday soon.
Anyways, hope you had a great brew day AND Father's Day!
--LexusChris
Sorry to have missed your post. Did you end up brewing on Father's Day? Curious if you found a chiller, or improvised something for the day.
When I used to do 2.5 gallon extract boils, I could just put my boil pot in the sink full of water and stir. Much faster when you have a wort chiller or something to get the wort down to pitching temp, but it worked in a pinch.
Lately, I've been reading more on the Aussie way of setting aside the wort for a day, and let it cool to room temp naturally.. pitching the yeast 24 hours later. When stored correctly, seems to work. I also read that you can use the actual wort to make a starter the day you brew, and pitch at high krausen the next day. Seems like a time/effort saver to me! I'll have to try that someday soon.
Anyways, hope you had a great brew day AND Father's Day!
--LexusChris
"A woman drove me to drink, and I hadn't even the courtesy to thank her." – W.C. Fields
Re: Anyone have a wort chiller I can borrow this weekend?
sorry I also missed your post, but you can borrow my wort chiller some time if you want
Re: Anyone have a wort chiller I can borrow this weekend?
Haha, I ended up making my own out of copper tubing! It's pretty janky but it works. I put some pics and a video on my instagram if you want to see it.