Steve
On the back bloody porch!
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During a glass of beer on Saturday with Trough Lolly (very nice they were too I might add) the topic of my impending first real partial came up. He gave me a great tip to cool the 16 or so litres of wort down quick as I dont have a CFC. Normally i just put my pot in the sink with some ice blocks and go do something else for an hour. He suggested putting the pot of wort in the laundry sink (with ice blocks) and create your own cfc by using two spoons. One in the pot stirring (gently) clockwise and another in the sink stirring anticlockwise around the outside of the pot. So I thought - yeah give that one a go. So the time came for the chill I re-attached my newly acquired Mashmaster (thanks Ross) and started stirring. Well bugger me! I could actually see the temp drop before my eyes. I stopped stirring the needle stopped. I started stirring the needle started dropping. I got it down from high 90's to high 20's in about 15 mins. He did give a technical explanation but I've forgotten the finer details. Im sure he'll elaborate. Bloody amazing little trick that I thought I'd share if you dont have a CFC.
Cheers
Steve
P.S. My wife now has lost all hope for me after witnessing this event. :lol:
Cheers
Steve
P.S. My wife now has lost all hope for me after witnessing this event. :lol: