No Lid For Brewpot

So I'm getting ready for a small brew day today of two 5 gal extract kits, and I can't find the lid to my brew pot. I'm fearing that it may have been thrown away accidentally on my last larger brew day. Can I brew without the lid? I assume I should be okay...right?

Anyone know of an online source that sells cheap lids for keggles and similar sized aluminum pots?

I don't even know where the lids for my brewpots are. Why would you need it? You definitely shouldn't be putting the lid on there during the boil.

it'll just take a little longer to get up to a boil (hopefully you don't cover during the boil). I got my keggle lids from amazon.

the only time I like to cover my wort is when I'm chilling it, as that is when it gets into temperature ranges that can support microbial life.

Bringing mash water to temp and chilling I use mine. A pizza pan might work. I've seen some use foil when chilling.

gtpro said:

the only time I like to cover my wort is when I'm chilling it, as that is when it gets into temperature ranges that can support microbial life.

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Wouldn't that make it harder to release heat?

it probably does, but I just plunge the whole pot into a sink full of ice water, takes about 15 minutes and I dont have to worry about contamination from airborne bugs.

Louielizard said:

Wouldn't that make it harder to release heat?

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that, and i stir the pot with the chiller to speed it along...

lid is nice for getting to boil, and holding steeping temp...

I dont use a lid and never had a problem. You dont want the lid on when your boiling anyway.

When I can't find a lid for a large pot, I just use a cookie sheet.

I don't have a lid for my brewpot. There is no need, and boiling with the lid on causes more problems anyway.

If you're having trouble reaching a boil, you might have to use a lid to bring the wort to boil, but after that you shouldn't use a lid. I don't use a lid while chilling either, since the steam should be released and not allowed to condensed on the lid and drip back into the boilpot. I boil indoors, though, so don't have stray leaves and bumblebees around my chilling wort, either!

Just use some aluminium foil. Works in a pinch if you want to speed up your initial boil.

I use my lids just bringing wort up to boil. When it reaches 200 degrees I take it off. It speeds up the boil.

After that its in the way. Usually upside down on my propane tank...(No rig yet)