Fan assisted beer

[The Baron]

Does not take long to get down to 85c unless it's a hot day but I am going to use the MashBag fan system from now on

 

[MashBag]

It will be good to see your results. It has properly taken me by surprise.

 

[stripeyjoe]

I did this last weekend, 100°C down to 45°C in a couple of hours for a kettle sour, then after leaving with lacto for a couple of days did a boil in the morning and from 100°C down to 20°C by 4pm for pitching.

 

[MashBag]

Nice one. I am a convert.

 

[RoomWithABrew]

I used similar for years, for but it couldn't keep up, when the going got tuff in June, July & August (2022) so I gave in and bought a coil.

Other contraceptives are available!!

 

[Twostage]

I did this last weekend, 100°C down to 45°C in a couple of hours for a kettle sour, then after leaving with lacto for a couple of days did a boil in the morning and from 100°C down to 20°C by 4pm for pitching.

Hmmm. That is interesting. I couldn't be bothered with taking the jacket off the BZ every time though, maybe it wouldn't make any difference though (as in it would still work). I could try it by boiling some water and cooling it with a fan.

 

[Jim Brewster]

I rigged up a wood fired HLT at the weekend

well, not really it was a hot tub heater, definitely not an old washing machine drum, copper coil and back boiler water pump. But it got me wondering it could certainly heat a HLT too

 

[MashBag]

It certainly would

 

[Caramel Ox]

Heat stones in the fire, drop carefully into mash, that’s how it used to be done.