so for my first brew i got a diamond knot ipa. i followed the directions well but the one thing i dont have is a wort cooler... i tried the sink with cold water but ran out of ice after an hour! so i cooled it for another hour in the fridge and it was sitting right at 80 but it had been so long and i know your supposed to cool quickly that i just went ahead and mixed in the rest of the water into the carboy with the brew.... i pulled a sample and got 7.5% and 15 and 1.060... rocked the carboy for a couple mins then added the yeast and left a blowoff hose into a jar of water...
but my main question is if that cool of time being so long, would that ruin the brew???
but my main question is if that cool of time being so long, would that ruin the brew???