woopig
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone, quick question from a newbie. Just did first solo batch (helped a friend last week with one), doing a pale ale from an extract kit. I bought an immersion chiller last week, but I had no idea how long it would take to chill the wort even with it.
I've now been running it about an hour or so and am only at 83 degrees. I'm paranoid about contamination, so here's the question:
what's the lesser of two evils, to go ahead and pitch at this temp, or to let the fermenter sit open and potentially getting contaminated for the next hour?
Do you guys have some way to close off the fermenter while you chill? I need to figure something better than this out, have read about pumps in ice water and such but didn't think this would be such a problem.
Thanks in advance
I've now been running it about an hour or so and am only at 83 degrees. I'm paranoid about contamination, so here's the question:
what's the lesser of two evils, to go ahead and pitch at this temp, or to let the fermenter sit open and potentially getting contaminated for the next hour?
Do you guys have some way to close off the fermenter while you chill? I need to figure something better than this out, have read about pumps in ice water and such but didn't think this would be such a problem.
Thanks in advance