Winter brewing shots!!

[stjackson]

FYI, burying your fermenter/kettle in snow will actually make it cool slower. The snow makes for a pretty good insulator and will hold the heat in quite effectively.

 

[Destovi]

Yup burying the kettle isn't effective but having an endless supply of free cooling water for my ice bath is nice.

 

[RichBrewer]

FYI, burying your fermenter/kettle in snow will actually make it cool slower. The snow makes for a pretty good insulator and will hold the heat in quite effectively.

I couldn't agree more! Lesson learned about 8 years ago in an early morning brewing session. The snow would melt around my kettle and the small void along with the snow made a terrific insulator!