How long is too long to leave wort exposed ?

Twista · Post by **Twista** » Monday Feb 27, 2006 8:04 pm

Hi all, i just put on a brew and added hops for the fist time, as my partner needed "her" kitchen back i didn't cool the hops mixture down and had no cooled water to bring down the wort temp. So i got the wet towels and fan on but it took me over an hour all the while stiring ! Could this result in an infection ?

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Monday Feb 27, 2006 9:40 pm

It might. But also remember that beer-killing bugs like the temp less that 30*C in general, so it's not until the temp drops that they will even think to come out and play. As long as you pitched your yeast promptly after it cooled, you should be ok.

Shaun · Post by **Shaun** » Monday Feb 27, 2006 11:15 pm

Twista I have had problems cooling brews to pitching temp as well some have taken a couple of hours before pitching yeast, all become great beers.

Twista · Post by **Twista** » Tuesday Feb 28, 2006 6:37 pm

Thanks guys at least i feel some reassurance now . Phew... all is not lost it seems !

My only other concern is that the yeast starter i pitched had stopped bubbling when i pitched it !! It was only 36-40 hours old and had been bubbling vigorously prior to pitching ! All signs of fermentation are present bar the gurgling airlock on the fermenter !

mikey · Post by **mikey** » Saturday Mar 04, 2006 10:34 am

Shaun wrote:Twista I have had problems cooling brews to pitching temp as well some have taken a couple of hours before pitching yeast, all become great beers.

Same here. Although not ideal I have had to leave some brews for up to a day to get them down in summer - no problems at all. I just put the lid on with some water in the airlock.