TroutSlayer
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This is how we do it! 12F out right now!
My experience with this approach is that it's a pretty slow way to cool wort. Air and snow are great insulators. I guess it's a little faster than no-chill.
Hex23 said:My experience with this approach is that it's a pretty slow way to cool wort. Air and snow are great insulators. I guess it's a little faster than no-chill.
You did see that it is/was 12F for the ambient air temp. You want a bit of insulation when it is that cold. A little faster than no chill? Seriously?
Zamial said:It works well if you keep the wort churning, the lid off, and keep moving it to melt fresh snow. The pot gets ICE cold and it acts like a plate chiller of sorts. But letting it sit in place after it has melted the snow won't do much.
When it's that cold out here in NJ over the winter I cool my beer to pitching temp in 8-11 minutes since the ground water is so cold.
I'm wondering what to do with the outflow of my IC in the cold. I brew in my garage and have a hose in there. The outflow turned my driveway into i e in no time. What to do??
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