Zul'jin
Well-Known Member
Should I stir my wort clockwise or counterclockwise?
On first thought, it seems clockwise is the way to stir. That's the way water naturally flows down a drain. To stir clockwise is to stir with time. Clockwise is forward, going toward. Progression.
But counterclockwise, that's just backwards. I might undo my wort going that way. It would reverse time and take longer to boil. Going counterclockwise may even freeze the wort. Best not to chance that.
Ah, what about stirring both ways? Yeah. Get it going clockwise and then switch to counterclockwise. Smash all those ingredients together like some home brew particle collider. Nothing could resist mixing in a transreversedirectional stirring style like that.
Just be sure to stir clockwise first, more clockwise than counter and always end with a clockwise stir. Otherwise, your beer will be ruined. It won't ferment, won't carbonate and will get an infection. Guaranteed.
On first thought, it seems clockwise is the way to stir. That's the way water naturally flows down a drain. To stir clockwise is to stir with time. Clockwise is forward, going toward. Progression.
But counterclockwise, that's just backwards. I might undo my wort going that way. It would reverse time and take longer to boil. Going counterclockwise may even freeze the wort. Best not to chance that.
Ah, what about stirring both ways? Yeah. Get it going clockwise and then switch to counterclockwise. Smash all those ingredients together like some home brew particle collider. Nothing could resist mixing in a transreversedirectional stirring style like that.
Just be sure to stir clockwise first, more clockwise than counter and always end with a clockwise stir. Otherwise, your beer will be ruined. It won't ferment, won't carbonate and will get an infection. Guaranteed.