Up until now I've done my extract boils indoors with an electric stove....TAKES FOREVER!!!! I've always left the cover on slightly, but loose, to decrease the time to boil. I now know about DMS and won't be doing that anymore.
But I always left the lid on to prevent contamination while the wort cools down in an ice bath. It seems DMS is still a possibility until the wort reaches a certain temp so ideally I'd leave the cover off for the hour or so it takes to cool. That makes me worry about bugs getting in my wort.
I just bought an immersion chiller that should bring my cool down times to 30-45 minutes. I still worry about baddies getting in my wort.
Am I worrying for no good reason? How to you protect your wort while it cools down?
But I always left the lid on to prevent contamination while the wort cools down in an ice bath. It seems DMS is still a possibility until the wort reaches a certain temp so ideally I'd leave the cover off for the hour or so it takes to cool. That makes me worry about bugs getting in my wort.
I just bought an immersion chiller that should bring my cool down times to 30-45 minutes. I still worry about baddies getting in my wort.
Am I worrying for no good reason? How to you protect your wort while it cools down?