It's been cold for several weeks in a row - the high teens at night and a little above freezing during the day. The weather report looked ok for today so I brewed a batch of EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. I boil in the garage (door open) and by boil time it was 27 degrees. It took about 25 minutes to get a good boil going and by the end of the boil it was 25 and snowing. I kept the hoses in the garage next to the boil pot and when it came time to hook them up to the IC nothing came out! I kept the faucet on and after 3 or 4 minutes water started to flow. It only took 8 minutes to get the pot down to 75!
Although everything went well I am going to need a plan B for winter brewing. I don't have an inside water source to hook up a hose to so I need to get creative. I've heard about using a cooler, a pump and ice water. Does anyone have any experience with this. I typically do 5 gal batches.
Although everything went well I am going to need a plan B for winter brewing. I don't have an inside water source to hook up a hose to so I need to get creative. I've heard about using a cooler, a pump and ice water. Does anyone have any experience with this. I typically do 5 gal batches.