So it is getting freaking hot here in Brissy and my recently acquired plate chiller seems only to get the wort down to 34 deg.
My question comes as i pass the bags of ice at work each day thinking that I can somehow utilise this resource in beer making.
Has anyone just thrown a bag of ice into the fermenter? (I usually have to top up the batch with water to get my desired SG anyways)
Or is it efficient enough to dunk the plate chiller in a bucket of iced water?
thoughts please ppl!
My question comes as i pass the bags of ice at work each day thinking that I can somehow utilise this resource in beer making.
Has anyone just thrown a bag of ice into the fermenter? (I usually have to top up the batch with water to get my desired SG anyways)
Or is it efficient enough to dunk the plate chiller in a bucket of iced water?
thoughts please ppl!