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One advantage of living in the snow belt. Boil to 48 in 35 minutes
babalu87:
Decided to try and fore go the hose today and use all re-circulating water to cool the wort.
After emptying my mash tun (48 qt RED rubbermaid) I rinsed it quick and then filled it with snow/ice
Needed 2 gallons of water to get the pump primed and after that it went smooth.
Used block ice (from a bucket that got filled with rain/snow water)
In 10 minutes I was at 95 degrees
72 @ 18 minutes
68@ 22 minutes
55@ 25 minutes
48@ 35 minutes
Kaiser:
Tell me about it. The nice thing about winter is that
I don't have to start collecingt ice for chilling 3-4 days before brewing.
Kai
denny:
Having grown up in IA, I know all about snow and cold, and I've gotta say I'll take the rain we have here! With my nice cold well water and a pump to recirc the wort as I'm chilling, I've been getting from boil to about 50 in 15-20 min. PLUS, I don't have to shovel rain! ;)
babalu87:
--- Quote from: denny on January 17, 2010, 10:23:10 AM ---Having grown up in IA, I know all about snow and cold, and I've gotta say I'll take the rain we have here! With my nice cold well water and a pump to recirc the wort as I'm chilling, I've been getting from boil to about 50 in 15-20 min. PLUS, I don't have to shovel rain! ;)
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My main goal was to not run water all over the yard when there is a foot of snow already on it ;D
I used to run much of my chilling water into our old washing machine.
Cant run much into the new front loader ;)
Being able to chill with just a little electricity and some snow/ice made me feel very green
I think I'll take the kids for a drive in my big 4 door 4 wheel drive truck this afternoon once I'm done brewing :P
denny:
I understand your incentive, man If I lived where it was cold, I'd likely do the same.
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