chilling method

Hi

I will be making a Creemore clone taken from the BYO Clone recipe edition and the chilling method for the Creemore was to cover pot and put in ice bath, till sides are cool to the touch.

I normally use a wort chiller, but thought about following the directions as given, but I also recall reading that a covered pot of wort that is chilling can be a bad thing.

Anyone have any clarity on the matter? (this is a extract w grain recipe)

Cheers,
J

Use the wort chiller. The instructions are probably written that way based on the assumption that you don't have a chiller

There are compound in wort that you want to drive off. They will not be able to escape if you have a lid on.

Covering a pot that is fresh off the boil is a bad thing.

Covering a chilling pot that has come down in temp is fine.

If you give the pot a cold water bath, it helps to move the pot from one side of your sink to the other (with fresh cold water) every 5-6 minutes...because the water will warm up pretty quickly. You'll also want to give the wort a slight stir to distribute the cooled wort on the outside throughout.

See: http://www.howtobrew.com/section4/chapter21-2.html

DMS will evaporate off while the wort is hot but if covered it condenses out and drips back into your wort. Mostly a problem with all grain lagers, extract, liquid or dry, will have lost most of the DMS precursors when manufactured and ales are usuall pretty forgiving and mask the flavour.

GT