discgolfin
Well-Known Member
I think I have come to the conclusion over the years that truly anything can happen while making abeer. And we must adapt and overcome these problems. The story is this. I have a new 14 gallon kettle and burner that I was making a nice oatmeal stout with, so I was a full 6 gallon boil very nice mash with high effeciency. My wort chiller is an older 25 ft coil immersion chiller. Needles to say it began to leak out both ends as I was chilling...not good. I attempted to FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. NON STERILE WATER DRIPPING INTO BEER IS NO GOOD..LOL so I moved it inside and upstairs and into the tub for a quick cool. My temp was 140 at this time so very fragile sate of affairs, any how all is well and fermenting nicely. I cross my fingers that any micro organizems are thworted by my big yeast starter
New chiller on way and I will make the old one a nice pre chiller, the new chiller is taller and fits better in the new kettle. I sometimes think something always has to go wrong while making beer for it to turn out great!!
note to self moving a 14 gallon kettle full of beer up stairs an into a tub is not good for the back...
Jay
New chiller on way and I will make the old one a nice pre chiller, the new chiller is taller and fits better in the new kettle. I sometimes think something always has to go wrong while making beer for it to turn out great!!
note to self moving a 14 gallon kettle full of beer up stairs an into a tub is not good for the back...
Jay