Cooling Wort

[DrewCarey82]

Just going with my 21 litre pot now, using the brewers friend website and chatting to them, no issue with boiling 18 litres(30 minute boil) and topping up to 21 litres, their software takes it into account. Will do for now until I can afford a better system next year and with icebath + freezing water should be able to manage until than.

Really don't want to buy more equipment at the minute just going to save til I can afford better one next year.

 

[TwoCrows]

I also have the 65 ltr brewzilla to do double batches.
I have found that if I mash in the brewzilla /robobrew and use a 65 ltr digiboil as a hlt for the sparge water.

I then transfer all of the wort thru a filter/ hop sock or pantyhose (I am a legs man) into the now empty digiboil. Heat the full boil volume and begin.
I think this has help with the longevity of the brewzilla /robobrew as it does not heat it beyond 78 C.
I have not needed to replace control board or silicon hoses.

After a whirlpool the wort is very clean. Obviously hop matter and some fine flour from the mash, no endosperm or husk from the grains.
I brew like this as I also use a 4 vessel system with HERMS on occasion, clean wort /clean beer.

 

[DrewCarey82]

Well guys. Going to boil about 20 litres and end up with 15 litres of wort hopefully, and top up with water and ice cubes as necessary, got about 5 litres of water chilling, aiming for 21-22 litres of wort, APA pretty basic be interested to see how it goes Pitching onto an existing yeast cake from a partial I just did, US-05.

 

[DrewCarey82]

Ended up doing as stated took hydrometre reading at 19 litres and was a 1039, so left at that also cleaned fermenter and saved a few spoon fulls of the slurry, bad thing is with adjusted calculations ibus where 45, and oh my, could you taste the bitterness!

 

[100 Celcius]

I know this is an old thread but I have a question that someone might be able to answer
I all grain and no chill with a brewzilla 3.1 instead of doing hop adjustments can I do a batch of 17 litres and allowing for hops which obviously will be more when the boil has finished I turn off the heat and add 7 litres of 4c preboiled water which will bring it down to approx 72c which will stop the bitterness process
Then whirlpool it, cling wrap it and let it cool in the brewzilla and pour into my fermenter and pitch. As the brewzilla has a clear lid I would cover it with something to keep the light out

 

[TwoCrows]

You can yes, but it would be better to transfer off the trub/ hot break into a cube would be my recommendation.

I clean my cubes, rinse with boiling water and use a few types of acids to really stave off infection and then transfer wort.

 

[100 Celcius]

You can yes, but it would be better to transfer off the trub/ hot break into a cube would be my recommendation.

I clean my cubes, rinse with boiling water and use a few types of acids to really stave off infection and then transfer wort.

I do all the usual cleaning I use SC rinse well and stella san the cube I've had no problems with the no chill method with no infections but this time I won't be transferring to a cube.

It just got me thinking if I had the wort at 72c which stops the process of extracting more hop bitterness really quick would it work?
Brewfather says yes you can top up with 7 litres and gives me the OG before and after top up which all fits into what I am looking to do but it doesn't ask if the water is hot or cold.