Beard
Well-Known Member
I wanted to post my method of chilling to see if anyone else does the same thing or maybe to give some ideas to people. What I do is take empty soda bottles (any size works but the bigger the better) rinse them out good and remove the labes. You need to remove the labels to properly sanitze the bottles! Then I fill each one with some table salt and water and cap (don't overfill and crack them). Throw them in the fridge a few day before you brew to make sure they freeze (salt water has a lower freezing point ). Once the boil is over I pull my bottles out spray them with starsan and drop them in. Let them drop the temperature of the wort and add your yeast.
I try to have a good bit of bottles on hand to meet my cooling needs. Once they are melted rinse off the wort and throw them back in the freezer. You can used the bottles as long as there are no scratches. There are some down sides to this method (risk of infection, space in a freezer, drinking soda and not beer, ect) but it works for me and maybe even you.
I try to have a good bit of bottles on hand to meet my cooling needs. Once they are melted rinse off the wort and throw them back in the freezer. You can used the bottles as long as there are no scratches. There are some down sides to this method (risk of infection, space in a freezer, drinking soda and not beer, ect) but it works for me and maybe even you.