wurt chilling

[jrecords]

I just bought a new brew pot (made of stainless steal and an aluminum and magnetic steel bottom) anyway, it says on the side not to rapidly change its temperature b/c it may cause warping. however I used to always submerge my brewpot (full of wort) in an ice pot to rapidly cool. do you think it will be alright? or should I find a better method like a wort chiller?
thanks,
Jake

 

[FlyingHorse]

It'll be fine. By "rapid", they mean something like "don't heat the empty pot to red-hot temps and then douse it in ice water". The chilling of your wort happens very slowly, as far as the metal is concerned.

 

[comp]

try a small test

 

[heertsy]

You will be fine, however a wort chiller is always a good investment and only costs about 40 bucks.