I am in the process of cooling my wort and I noticed my immersion chiller was dripping hose water into the wort. My guess would be somewhere between a half cup and a quart of water got in. The wort was at 155 degrees or so when I caught it. The water is chlorinated. Will this impact my beer? Are there any precautionary measures to take or should I just cool and pitch as usual? It is a zombie dirt clone(APA) that will be dry hopped. Thanks in advance!
Garden hose water leaked from chiller into cooling wort. Suggestions?
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Gnomebrewer
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No problem (except for slightly diluted wort/beer) - that's assuming it's potable water.
Lots of kit beer makers use cold tap water to make up their wort.
Lots of kit beer makers use cold tap water to make up their wort.
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I'd say cool and pitch as planned. You can't get it out now.
I wouldn't fret too much. The chlorine will have dissipated by now and that small amount of water is likely near-zero impact.
As they say: "Relax, don't worry, Have a homebrew"
I wouldn't fret too much. The chlorine will have dissipated by now and that small amount of water is likely near-zero impact.
As they say: "Relax, don't worry, Have a homebrew"
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Add a bend down to those legs of the chiller coil to prevent that possibility in the future.
Edit: When you go to bend the tubing take it slow and use something as a mandrel to reduce kinking.
I suggest getting a new hose 
. Like everyone else said, RDWHAH
. Like everyone else said, RDWHAH
Let it ride! Should be fine.
Funny story - * now it's funny, but not when it happened * I was using a cooler filled with ice and rain water as a recirculating chiller, and I grabbed the pump by the hose, and the hose came off. Some of the water shot onto the garage ceiling and into the kettle. My brew buddy and I stared at each other in dismay. He instantly said it was ruined. We pitched anyway, and it turned out fine. At the time, it was the best beer we made. Go figure...
Funny story - * now it's funny, but not when it happened * I was using a cooler filled with ice and rain water as a recirculating chiller, and I grabbed the pump by the hose, and the hose came off. Some of the water shot onto the garage ceiling and into the kettle. My brew buddy and I stared at each other in dismay. He instantly said it was ruined. We pitched anyway, and it turned out fine. At the time, it was the best beer we made. Go figure...
