Lazy8s
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So this is my 3rd brew. The first two I wasn't prepared to chill my wort so I sat around for hours waiting for it to get to pitching temp in an ice bath. This time I was determined not to fall victim to the same trap. Did I buy a wort chiller? Of course not! Instead I boiled 3gal of water last night for about 15min then put it into a clean, sanitized container and froze it. So today I boiled 1.5gal of wort (I made a .5gal starter) and was ready to beat the system. When the wort finished it was about 210-212 degrees according to my hanging thermometer. I put my massive ice cubes (1gal each) into the primary bucket and poured my wort in slowly(ish); it took about 30sec. I wanted to make sure I didn't spill but I wanted aeration. I noticed a tiny drop splashed up on me and instead of burning it was chilly. I grabbed my thermometer and my sanitized spoon. As I splashed the wort over my ice blocks I took a temp and it showed 60degrees!! I almost had a heart attack!! Less than 90seconds after boiling I had 60 degree wort with f'in ice cubes still in it! Luckily I live in Florida and it is 90 outside so I closed the lid, placed on the air lock and put it on my back porch. There are still ice cubes about 30min later and the outside of the bucket is frosty. So what do I do now? Did I do any harm? Did I achieve an amazing cold break the likes of which Old Man Winter would be jealous? I'm just sitting around waiting for it the ice to melt and the wort to warm up to the 65-70 degrees called for by the wyeast 3944 propogator pack.
Hope I've provided some more laughs for you guys!
Hope I've provided some more laughs for you guys!