Weird brewing questions???

[TheDawg28]

Im thinking about brewing tonight after work out on my back patio. Its kinda cool and windy. I was thinking about taking a 55 gallon drum I have and cut it to height to keep burner and boil pot out of the wind. Is this necessary. Its going to around 55 and 10mph wind. I think its going to take forever to heat water.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

It won't hurt anything..necessary? no idea

 

[TheDawg28]

Ok thanks. I was just wondering about the temp and trying to get water boiling. Ive been brewing in the garage.

 

[motobrewer]

you'll be fine

i've brewed outside in wisconsin winters.

 

[likwidbliss]

It isn't necessary. I brew in the winter on my deck. I brewed the other evening in a thunderstorm, not fun!

You can call your brew "This beer blows!"?

 

[KevinW]

A wind screen of some sort couldn't hurt. I have brewed outside in the wind and the boil went OK but I think a screen would have made the boil more efficient!

 

[Malintent]

Totally necessary.

The wind is always trying to fu ck me. It will be the wind that drives me the rest of the way to all-electric.

 

[Vuarra]

^ Try having your other current hobby as OTA television antennas. I tell you, having 60 MPH winds while you're at work really makes one download in his pants.