Kaiser
Well-Known Member
I'm going to brew my 2nd batch soon and was thinking about various methods of cooling the wort. My plan is to freeze bottled water from the store (will the plastic be able to stretch when the ice expands?) and put them into the primary. I did the math and found that 3 gal of boiling hot wort and 2 gal of Ice come to about 80 F which should be ideal for pitching the yeast.
I read a previous thread about using Ice to cool the wort and found that even store bought bagged ice may be contaminated. That's why I want to freeze it in the botle. I didn't want to bother boiling the water before I freeze it since this might be a waste of energy if it is not necessary.
Thanks,
I read a previous thread about using Ice to cool the wort and found that even store bought bagged ice may be contaminated. That's why I want to freeze it in the botle. I didn't want to bother boiling the water before I freeze it since this might be a waste of energy if it is not necessary.
Thanks,