Hi,
Did a Partial Mash the other night care of Trough Lolly
http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/vi ... =13&t=7720
I cooled my wort in the pot some in my kitchen sink, with some ice cubes.
My Wort was 34c once I finished up in the fermenter. Problem was it was 11:30pm and I'm an early riser.
I put the fermenter in my laundry trough with very cold water and....wait for it you'll laugh.
Set my alarm for 1:00am.....30c.
Set my alarm for 2:30am.... 28c.
Set my alarm for 3:30am.....25c. Yawn. Pitched my yeast and put in heater fridge.
During this period I had the fermenter sealed with sterile sponge over the airlock hole.
I won't be doing the alarm routine next time. So far I've done all my brewing after my kids are in bed and are not planning to change this time.
I rang a friend who's been brewing some time and he laughed at my commitment, he thought it may be ok to let it sit overnight to cool.
Normally with my other extract brews I use less hot water.
Any economical suggestions to fast cool the wort. I can make a spare fridge temporarily available but this will still take time.
Maybe from experience I set the alarm only once for say.....5 hours after completion. I appreciate the heightened risk of infection but I do have it sealed.
Thanks for any input.