TheCrane
Well-Known Member
I just moved from northern Michigan to South Carolina and brewed my first SC beer on Sunday. Trying to chill wort with water the temperature of microwaved urine is not something I am used to. Just looking for suggestions from any southern brewers on how to deal with this.
I tried running the tap water through an immersion chiller that was immersed in a cooler full of ice water and then into my homemade CFC. I ended up with a carboy full of 95 F wort. Luckily I brewed a saison, so a quick soak in a tub of ice water got me down to a reasonable pitch temp of 78 F. I want to brew some lagers soon but need a more effective way to chill.
I tried running the tap water through an immersion chiller that was immersed in a cooler full of ice water and then into my homemade CFC. I ended up with a carboy full of 95 F wort. Luckily I brewed a saison, so a quick soak in a tub of ice water got me down to a reasonable pitch temp of 78 F. I want to brew some lagers soon but need a more effective way to chill.