Skip to main content

All Questions

Tagged with
3 votes
2 answers
368 views

When to oxygenate when you delay pitching the yeast?

It's time for some summer brewing and that means the warm tap water running through my wort chiller will have trouble cooling my wort down below the upper 70s. Even for the Belgian style beer I'm ...
Taliesin's user avatar
  • 267
3 votes
4 answers
241 views

Where should I take the temperature while cooling wort?

Extract brewing here: After the boil, I put my pot into an ice bath to cool the wort before topping off. Generally I cool the wort to 100°F (37°C) before transferring to the fermenter. Today I cooled ...
founddrama's user avatar
7 votes
1 answer
909 views

Can a wort be cooled too much?

When chilling the wort after a boil, if it falls below the yeast's operating temperature, should I wait until the temperature comes back up before adding the yeast? I typically chill my wort with a ...
brentmc79's user avatar
  • 345
9 votes
2 answers
7k views

What is a whirlpool chiller?

What is a Whirlpool Chiller and how does it work? What are the advantages or disadvantages?
brewchez's user avatar
  • 36.2k