Transferring from pots to cool wort

[rynscull79]

The first time I brewed, I used a tall and skinny 6 gallon SS pot that fit well in a regular cooler. When I went to cool the wort, I just filled a cooler with ice water and set it inside. It worked really well and cooled rather quickly. I have sinced purchaced an 8 gallon aluminum stock pot for boiling. The problem is, the pot is much wider and will not fit in a cooler. So, my question is, Could I boil in the aluminum pot and transfer it to the SS pot to cool or is there to much risk for oxidation?

 

[mixedbrewer]

Go ahead and transfer it, oxidation happens after it starts fermenting.

 

[birvine]

I may be incorrect, but I think you might risk oxidation if you splash a hot wort too much - maybe transfer carefully and slowly to prevent splashing. Palmer's book warns of hot wort oxidation.

B

 

[mixedbrewer]

That is correct... if it is hot the oxygen can mend itself to compounds in the worth. So a gentle transfer would be a good idea. When he said transfer, I took it as a nice smooth transfer. Thinking about it, I am not sure how you can transfer hot wort. Maybe its not such a good idea. Thanks birvine, that slipped my mind.

 

[brettwasbtd]

and here comes the hot side aeration debate...

 

[mixedbrewer]

I am already debating it in my own mind... and its a tough one...

 

[brettwasbtd]

I am already debating it in my own mind... and its a tough one...

From What I know, if you pitch the right amount of healthy yeast, they should clean it up no problem... I myself have not tested this however.

 

[weirdboy]

If you are worried about hot-side aeration, then the simple solution is to transfer it to the other pot via siphon rather than just dumping it.

 

[mixedbrewer]

if you attempt that, make sure you have tubing that can handle 200+ degrees