Thanks for all the replies... thankfully it was being poured into a 6 gallon bucket for fermentation so the only thing i was worried about was the bucket mealting. I will definitely be sure to cool down in the kettle from now on to avoid disaster.
Hey all, I am new to the forum and a new brewer as well :mug:
After brewing our first and second batch we noticed that we had done something during cooling that is not mentioned in any instruction you find here or online.
Instead of cooling the wort in the kettle we actually...
+1 We just started brewing but this is the EXACT strainer we used when going to the primary from the kettle. Seems to work great, Ill let you guys know after the first batch.