thebigt85
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys,
Well, looks like I'm getting a full kit from Midwest and an their Irish Red extract recipe for x-mas, and I've been counting the days before I can brew. I also got a really good deal on a 24 qt heavy duty (7 gauge) aluminum pot.
I already know to boil to set the oxidation layer on the metal to coat it, but I have a question regarding my boil volume. Would it be possible to do 5 gal or even 5.5 gal with fermcap-s and a spray bottle to knock down the foam? Also, I don't have a wort chiller (yet), and was thinking that such a large boil volume without a chiller might be not so good (ice bath might take a longgg time to bring down the temp).
Thoughts? TIA
Well, looks like I'm getting a full kit from Midwest and an their Irish Red extract recipe for x-mas, and I've been counting the days before I can brew. I also got a really good deal on a 24 qt heavy duty (7 gauge) aluminum pot.
I already know to boil to set the oxidation layer on the metal to coat it, but I have a question regarding my boil volume. Would it be possible to do 5 gal or even 5.5 gal with fermcap-s and a spray bottle to knock down the foam? Also, I don't have a wort chiller (yet), and was thinking that such a large boil volume without a chiller might be not so good (ice bath might take a longgg time to bring down the temp).
Thoughts? TIA