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Efficient ways to cool 10L boils


MitchellScott

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My boils are 6-8L. I cool the kettle in the sink with tap water and several blue ice packs for about 30 minutes. If the water warms up too much, I will drain and add more tap water....Before I had a brew fridge and was using more primitive methods to control fermentation temperature I learned that those blue ice packs stay cold a lot longer than plain, frozen water. There are chemicals in the blue gel that cause that.

In the summer I put two (or three if there is room) 4L jugs of water in the fridge the night before, so that they are 4C on brew day.  I use them to top up the volume, instead of using warm tap water. Makes it much easier to hit pitching temp.

Cheers,

Christina.

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