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Thinking of making 6-8 quarts of wort for several yeast starters. Anyone think this would be ok to just let the wort cool off on its own (with the lid on) instead of using a wort chiller or an ice bath? My chiller won't fit my 16 quart kettle for doing a starter wort boil and since I am only using this to make starter wort and this not drinking the product.
 
if your sanitation is great, I don't see why it'd be a problem. I often split starter wort among several containers/yeast strains. I'm generally not a fan of no-chill but I know plenty of people that do it. I think I'd still get it in a tub of cold water though, but that's just me...
 
If you pressure can the wort it should last for a very long time. If you let it cool with the lid ajar I would guess it would last about a month or two in the fridge.
 
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