FlyGuy
Well-Known Member
I learned a new trick brewing today, although perhaps many of you already do this. I noticed that my immersion chiller took a lot longer to chill my wort after I switched from my 32 qt aluminum pot to a keggle. I simply attributed it to the extra mass of the keggle. But after using it a few times, I finally realized that the base/ring at the bottom of the keggle gets REALLY hot and stays really hot. So when I set up my chiller, I poured the cold outflow from the chiller gently over the keggle to cool it. And then I put the chiller in the keggle. It cooled down the base right away, and I am pretty sure it saved at least 5 mins off my cooling time.
Does anyone else do this? Do you think it will hurt the keggle to cool it with water like this?
Does anyone else do this? Do you think it will hurt the keggle to cool it with water like this?