KavDaven
Well-Known Member
I don't have an immersion chiller. May get one in the next few months.
Until then...
On my first brew, I cooled the wort in the sink using ice water. Took about 45 minutes with a couple additions of ice.
My last brew, I took 3 gallons of Reverse Osmosis Drinking water and put them in the freezer. I transferred the hot wort from the kettle to my fermenter bucket in my swamp cooler. Then I took the really cold drinking water out of the freezer and added it to the wort. Checked OG and temp then topped off with cold filtered water out of the fridge. This got me down to 80 in no time.
So, my question is, which technique is better and why?
Until then...
On my first brew, I cooled the wort in the sink using ice water. Took about 45 minutes with a couple additions of ice.
My last brew, I took 3 gallons of Reverse Osmosis Drinking water and put them in the freezer. I transferred the hot wort from the kettle to my fermenter bucket in my swamp cooler. Then I took the really cold drinking water out of the freezer and added it to the wort. Checked OG and temp then topped off with cold filtered water out of the fridge. This got me down to 80 in no time.
So, my question is, which technique is better and why?