Best way to aerate Wort?

[alpo]

yeah, I always use White Labs

 

[dallasdb]

Has anyone ever tried to aerate wort with a regular air compressor?

I know it isn't pure oxygen but I wonder if it would work or contaminate the beer?

 

[Malticulous]

Whip it...whip it good.

 

[jackwagon]

What about pouring from standing height through a strainer (to catch the boil sediment as well)? I did this last time with my 5 gal boil and ended up with about 2 inches of foam. Do you think that would be an adequate amount of aeration?

 

[Malticulous]

I think the most important part is to have the wort cold. The colder it is the more O2 is can absorb.

 

[HoppyDaze]

fart in it

 

[rapike1028]

I use the drill and paint mixer works fine

 

[jonmohno]

+1 drill& paintmixer 5 bucks for paintmixer at the Depot

 

[dantheman13]

fart in it

I like the earthy aroma!

 

[jonmohno]

I like the earthy aroma!

If you like old cheese and eggs go for it, then consider it open fermented.

 

[milldoggy]

Inline O2 stone after my CFC.

 

[Aquavitae]

With proper sanitation, could I use an electric mixer to aerate my wort? Or would that do something wonky to the proteins and sugars and whatnot?

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

Honestly I do 2 things. First I strain my wort through a sieve, second I pop the lid on and give it a good sloshing. I've yet to have a stuck fermentation or anything so I'm happy with my method. To get the sloshing BTW I put the lid on then rock it vigorously back and forth.