Aeration question

[MikeBTexas]

How we'll would a drill motor with a paint stirrer aerate the wort? Let's say about 4 or 5 minutes at high speed and moving it up and down in the wort.

Do y'all think that would be sufficient?


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[mirage137]

It would tremendously aerate the wort and help speed up the cold break. From flame out to 70 degrees takes me about 5-10 minutes with the paint stirrer at high speed. That's also including a basic wort chiller. It'll help, just make sure its all cleaned and sanitized.

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[johnsnownw]

If you're going to go to the trouble of using a mechanism other than "rocking" to aerate the wort...purchase a proper aerator that uses pure o2.

It'll be less work, and you'll put more o2 into the wort.

 

[MikeBTexas]

It would tremendously aerate the wort and help speed up the cold break. From flame out to 70 degrees takes me about 5-10 minutes with the paint stirrer at high speed. That's also including a basic wort chiller. It'll help, just make sure its all cleaned and sanitized.

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I'm not quite sure what you mean. I'm using the stirrer after the wort has cooled.



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[MikeBTexas]

If you're going to go to the trouble of using a mechanism other than "rocking" to aerate the wort...purchase a proper aerator that uses pure o2.

It'll be less work, and you'll put more o2 into the wort.

Would that be a yes?


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[eastoak]

How we'll would a drill motor with a paint stirrer aerate the wort? Let's say about 4 or 5 minutes at high speed and moving it up and down in the wort.

Do y'all think that would be sufficient?


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that would work just as well as rocking the fermentor. i'd make sure there is not dust flying off of the drill, maybe make a hole in the bucket lid and go through there?

 

[johnsnownw]

Would that be a yes?


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Yes, in that you'll be adding about as much o2 as rocking it back and forth.

 

[MikeBTexas]

Thanks everybody


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