I built one about 9 months ago and used it once. The sink adapter leaked and sprayed all over the place and one of the fittings leaked also. I ditched it after 10 minutes and went and got a big bag of ice. Maybe ill try to fix it at somepoint.
Hey, maybe this isn't important, but I'm doing a 2 1/2 gal boil then dumping into water at 70 F. Aren't I getting instant chilling down to about 140 F? I can see how you would almost need a chiller to cool down a hot 5 gallon boil, but that is not what I'm asking, I apologize for not being clear, but I've learned alot about the thing reading the posts, so much gained. If I chilled I would set in an ice bath and use a pump to circulate the ice bath through the coil. Using tap water would put things under pressure and be quite wasteful. I certainly don't want to destroy the planet just to make a bit of beer...
You will wind up with a 128.5*F wort by mixing equal amounts of 212*F wort with 45*F water.I think I've got myself a plan. I will pre-boil my 2.5 gallon and store overnight in the fridge the day before boiling. That way I can get the 45 F water your talking about. Dump the boil into it, end up pretty close to pitching temp right off the bat. No wort chiller needed.
Whoa!!! To much info head hurts must turn away.Proteins have defined levels structure ranging from primary, secondary, to tertiary. Some even have multi-complex quaternary structures. Depending on the heat addition and acid condition sof the word proteins can unfold into their secondary and primary structures(think of it like a ribbon). When you drop the temperature proteins can spontaneously fold back to their original form or whatever structural form is at the lowest energy state. In the case of dropping the temp very quickly you don't give the proteins the 'chance' to spontaneously fold back to their original form, which may be water soluble, so that they will coagulate together into the lowest energy form and precipitate together rather than as individual parts out of solution as a mass.
That's my best guess, but I'll read more and try to let you know.
Thats my best guess.
Wouldnt the snowbank chill it down just like placing it in ice water? If you did no-chill hop additions, that may be why your hop profile was off.
I've also done a no-chill beer last winter. I simply placed the kettle in the snowbank
Wouldnt the snowbank chill it down just like placing it in ice water? If you did no-chill hop additions, that may be why your hop profile was off.
Wouldnt the snowbank chill it down just like placing it in ice water? If you did no-chill hop additions, that may be why your hop profile was off.
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