Brewing in 9 degree weather leads to this

[dpalme]

happening:

Blew the hose right off the chiller, apparently the hose froze at the other end (discharge end)

 

[passedpawn]

Haha, great picture. Sorry for you folks in that stuff. > 80F here today.

 

[Waynep005]

I knew there was a reason I live in Northern California and each time I hear how cold the east and midwest get I love CA even more.

 

[chickypad]

i knew there was a reason i live in northern california and each time i hear how cold the east and midwest get i love ca even more.

+1

 

[brewingmeister]

I like that when tragedy strikes you pull out the camera.

 

[dpalme]

I'm a photographer by trade lol I'm always doing this lol. The only time I didn't is when I dumped 10 gallons of 190 degree water on my left foot

And yes there is permanent nerve damage..... Oh well never brew only wearing socks

 

[GioGomez2010]

Brewed in that temp last night! Sucks but what can you do. We've been having a nasty cold spell out here in Utah lately.

 

[Skarekrough]

I had to toss clamps on the hoses that attached to my chiller last week. It got so cold that it just contracted and popped off with a little pressure.

Adversity makes better beer, or at least that's what I keep telling myself.....

 

[TyTanium]

I knew there was a reason I live in Northern California and each time I hear how cold the east and midwest get I love CA even more.

Cold brewing certainly has its advantages...

Chilling is SO much easier, especially with snow/ice and an immersion pump. Boiling to 48F in under 10 mins? Yes please.

Ferm temp control...many of us ferment in our garages. Colder garage = easy lagering.

I welcome the change in seasons as an excuse to brew different styles, i.e., lagers.

 

[davekippen]

I like that when tragedy strikes you pull out the camera.

Well we do always say "pics or it didnt happen"!!!

 

[dpalme]

A friend of mine has a series of images where during a dressage competition, the horse and rider go head over heels and slam into the photographer -her lol
nobody got hurt but she **** all the way until the horse slammed into her


Oh and the nooks it didn't happen well I got no pics of the water on the foot dude but trust me it happened i was was running upstairs to get the foot into the tub and not too concerned about gettin a pic

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Im all about the cold temps...but thats a bit extreme...

My garage is perfect temperature for fermenting lagers without any chambers now, like a consistent 46-50 degree's...

 

[Whut]

Haha, great picture. Sorry for you folks in that stuff. > 80F here today.

Ha. Indeed cold weather sucks. 65º here today!

 

[zilch]

Im all about the cold temps...but thats a bit extreme...

9 degrees isn't really extreme

2 weeks ago i brewed at -25C (-13F). (Mash indoors though)

Don some warm clothes, spare propane tank in case it freezes up, and throw snowballs at the kids outside during the boil. It's not too bad

 

[CityOChampBrew]

I'm going to brew in 30-35 degree weather in a few days if I don't get lazy. Only thing thats going to be interesting is that the hose I use for my chiller is frozen as I forgot to drain it last brew day

 

[BOBTHEukBREWER]

I once brewed 10 gals of lager in my garage, so cold that fermentation took 3 weeks. I went to bottle it using jug and funnel and the jug broke a thin sheet of ice on the top. I bottled it - and it was fine.

 

[gtibrews2]

Winter in Midwest=lager time.

Plus when its time to cool Ur wort just stick it in a snow drift.

 

[ajlee]

Plus when its time to cool Ur wort just stick it in a snow drift.

I was thinking this... why bother with the chiller when you can just stick it outside?

 

[SimonHucko]

I'm going to brew in 30-35 degree weather in a few days if I don't get lazy. Only thing thats going to be interesting is that the hose I use for my chiller is frozen as I forgot to drain it last brew day

heh, did the same thing this winter. just bring it inside the day before so it has a chance to thaw out. might need to use a hair dryer or bucket of warm water on the spigot if that froze, too.

I've done a few brew days in our detached garage at about 30F and I was bitching about the cold. you guys are hardcore!

 

[TyTanium]

Plus when its time to cool Ur wort just stick it in a snow drift.

The snow actually insulates really well...a faster option is to put snow & water in a bucket and keep it moving around your kettle