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At what temperature does it start to get risky to leave your kettle open after the boil - from an infection perspective? Think I've been too conservative.
I usually end up throwing in my 'whirlpool' hops right at flameout and immediately covering kettle and letting it sit for 15 minutes for fear of something floating in. So that's bascially just and extended boil, maybe a few degrees cooler. Sometimes I'll cover loosely at flameout, let it sit for 20 minutes or so to get down to 200 or 195 then drop the whirlpool hops in. If it's still actively steaming I usually don't worry.
Do you think I could safely get away with leaving lid off, chilling to say 180, then adding the whirlpool hops and letting it drop or chilling down to say 170 before pulling the hops and covering the kettle?
I usually end up throwing in my 'whirlpool' hops right at flameout and immediately covering kettle and letting it sit for 15 minutes for fear of something floating in. So that's bascially just and extended boil, maybe a few degrees cooler. Sometimes I'll cover loosely at flameout, let it sit for 20 minutes or so to get down to 200 or 195 then drop the whirlpool hops in. If it's still actively steaming I usually don't worry.
Do you think I could safely get away with leaving lid off, chilling to say 180, then adding the whirlpool hops and letting it drop or chilling down to say 170 before pulling the hops and covering the kettle?