Doc Robinson
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Say I mash and sparge tonight to collect my wort in my brew kettle. Can I cover the kettle, refrigerate it, and do my boil in 24/48 hours? Does the sweet wort go bad?
I've done it a couple of times without issue, but I've never gone more than 14 hours between collecting and starting the boil. You might try bringing the runnings up close to a boil to kill the bacteria before turning in for the night.
HSA is a myth
You'll get differing opinions on that, but I believe the consensus round here is that HSA is the bogey-man of homebrewing. I've not experienced it under this scenario, or any other for that matter.Yes sir. That sounds like a fine idea. But then do I have to worry about hot-side aeration on the cooling?
My biggest con to the plan is the energy waste. Heating to 150, then cooling, then heating from 38 to 212.
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Hahaha...wait, really? I have 73 beagles in the basement on giant hamster wheels generating electricity for a custom burner in my garage, so really, I am only out a few dead beagles...which, by the way, only motivate the working beagles even more. It actually works out to net positive in terms of resource consumption.
Follow Up: In your opinion, which situation would I be safer in?
1) Mash Today, Refrigerate Wort Today, & Boil Tomorrow or the Next Day
2) Mash Today, Boil Today, & Pitch Yeast Tomorrow or the Next Day (assuming that my post-boil sanitation is near flawless)
It seems to me that option #2 would be far superior.
#2 - You are now in the realms of no chill. I've no chilled around 10 batches now and not one bad batch. When you finish your boil you can drain it into your primary as long as it's not a glass carboy or PET better bottle. I use buckets and cubes. Sanitize a piece of tin foil and lay it on top of the grommet hole or stuff a sanitized paper towel in the hole. The wort will shrink as it cools down and you don't want your bucket shrinking with it.
Do a search for "no chill", there's a couple of good threads.
Why can't I use a glass carboy with a rubber stopper?
2 reasons:
1) glass + boiling wort = bad news
2) hot wort shrinking 4% to make cool wort = rubber stopper inside carboy
Ahh...I plan on using a chiller to cool the wort. I just want to store the chilled wort in the sanitized glass carboy with a sanitized rubber stopper for 2 or 3 days.
Hahaha...wait, really? I have 73 beagles in the basement on giant hamster wheels generating electricity for a custom burner in my garage, so really, I am only out a few dead beagles.
Ahh...I plan on using a chiller to cool the wort. I just want to store the chilled wort in the sanitized glass carboy with a sanitized rubber stopper for 2 or 3 days.
But why would you want to do that? If you're going mashing, boiling and chilling why not just pitch the yeast and be done with it? When you started the thread I figured you only had time to mash or mash/boil, but the only step you're skipping now is the least time intensive one.
I'd be worried about #2, simply because the wort is most vulnerable to infection between boiling and pitching. Mainly when the temps get below around 140 down to the 70's. Sitting overnight may increase that risk.
Because I bought a chest freezer this weekend but my Ranco & Thermowell haven't arrived. I also bought all the ingredients and equipment to do my first all-grain batch. I want to play with my new stuff ASAP but don't want to start fermentation until I have my temperature regulation stuff.
I want to play with my new stuff ASAP but don't want to start fermentation until I have my temperature regulation stuff.
SWAMP COOLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I'm yelling for empahsis.
I'm sure this isn't what you want to hear and others might disagree, but my gut would be to tell you to just wait the extra couple days to start your beer at all.
Hahaha...wait, really? I have 73 beagles in the basement on giant hamster wheels generating electricity for a custom burner in my garage, so really, I am only out a few dead beagles...which, by the way, only motivate the working beagles even more. It actually works out to net positive in terms of resource consumption.
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