goplayoutside
Well-Known Member
Hey HBT crew,
I am thinking about getting back into brewing after a move from western Montana down to Houston TX and a couple of years hiatus.
The warm climate has me a little concerned over two things:
1) Fermentation temperature control: I have a chest freezer which I plan to outfit with a thermostat controller so this should be no problem
2) Wort chilling: the tap water here is warm especially in summer, I am afraid it will take FOREVER to get the wort down to pitch temp. Since I will be doing a 3 gal partial boil I was thinking I could probably get away with cooling the pot in ice water in the sink down to a certain temp and then adding two gallons of bottled distilled water that have been in my fridge overnight, with the addition of the cold water causing the final temperature drop to the desired pitching temperature. Here is the question:
Assuming I have measured the temperature of the refrigerated water, how do I calculate the temperature I need to get my wort down to before adding the cold water if I am aiming for a pitch temp of 65 deg. F?
I am thinking about getting back into brewing after a move from western Montana down to Houston TX and a couple of years hiatus.
The warm climate has me a little concerned over two things:
1) Fermentation temperature control: I have a chest freezer which I plan to outfit with a thermostat controller so this should be no problem
2) Wort chilling: the tap water here is warm especially in summer, I am afraid it will take FOREVER to get the wort down to pitch temp. Since I will be doing a 3 gal partial boil I was thinking I could probably get away with cooling the pot in ice water in the sink down to a certain temp and then adding two gallons of bottled distilled water that have been in my fridge overnight, with the addition of the cold water causing the final temperature drop to the desired pitching temperature. Here is the question:
Assuming I have measured the temperature of the refrigerated water, how do I calculate the temperature I need to get my wort down to before adding the cold water if I am aiming for a pitch temp of 65 deg. F?