Marshach
Member
Hi All. New to homebrewing and this forum, but hope to brew my first batch this coming weekend or next. I have a quick question about wort chilling. I purchased a wort chiller, but also intend on adding additional water to my wort when I move it to my carboy to bring it up to the 5 gallon mark.
I guess I am afraid that I will cool my wort too much with the chiller and then when I add my additional water I will end up below the desired temperature for pitching my yeast. Any thoughts on how you have handled this in your brewing experience? This may be a dumb question, but I don't want to butcher my first batch by doing something that may be easy to avoid.
Just curious. Thanks in advance for your help.
I guess I am afraid that I will cool my wort too much with the chiller and then when I add my additional water I will end up below the desired temperature for pitching my yeast. Any thoughts on how you have handled this in your brewing experience? This may be a dumb question, but I don't want to butcher my first batch by doing something that may be easy to avoid.
Just curious. Thanks in advance for your help.