Home brewing

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by DMAC

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WORT CHILLER

Lol. I hear ya. I told you I would probably eventually grab one. I just didn't want to spend any more than I already have at this point.

[shirtsleeve]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Lol. I hear ya. I told you I would probably eventually grab one. I just didn't want to spend any more than I already have at this point.

You really wont need a wort chiller as long as you are extract or partial mash brewing. When you go all grain, you will. Oh and if you have a sanitary supply of ice, you can add 5# in the fermentation bucket to cool the 2 or 3 gals of wort you just brewed, then add sanitary water to the 5 gallon line. Thats what I do, but I have fresh spring water to my faucets which I can freeze in plastic bags. I know different areas present different challenges. Still take one gallon of safe water and split it into two gallon sized freezer bags and freeze them. Drop one into each of your next two batches, then pour the hot wort over them.

I am in the middle of two batches right now which will be in primary tonight. One is the Canadian that I posted.

I will brew lagers and pils next because my basement will be up to temp enough to ferment by then.