Over night chilling

[Tommo 2]

When doing an over night chill does it have to be in the dark, my question is can beer get skunked if left somewhere light to chill in my case the conservatory which is cooler than where I brew the beer under the stairs , or better to leave it where I brew until pitching temperature is reached. Cheers guys in advance.

 

[The Baron]

I have never bothered as it is at that stage not beer but wort and never had any issue IMO

 

[Clint]

I think it will be fine but if it rests your mind cover it with your Mrs best coat.

 

[Tommo 2]

it would be me that got skunked then mate.

I think it will be fine but if it rests your mind cover it with your Mrs best coat.

 

[RichardM]

It's dark at night

 

[Robin54]

It's dark at night

Richard is right unless you are brewing above the Artic Circle, where things get confusing to home brewers.
This is mainly due to the length of day light hours and the fact that you may be spinning around alot
faster up there, not to mention all sorts of magnetic shenanigans. Its all very weird, usually confirmed
by a few of your finest home brews.

 

[bobukbrewer]

the further north, you spin slower, but don't ask me about if you were standing exactly on the top spinning axis, and if you walked 10 metres "south" from there and walked west for 1 mile, and how many time zones you would cross.....

 

[DuncR]

On a serious note… last nights super flower moon lunar eclipse must have reduced light levels. Fortunately it’s always cloudy here in lancs do not a problem

 

[Donegal john]

Have I entered the twilight zone

 

[MrRook]

What vessel is your overnight cooling going on in?

 

[Tommo 2]

What vessel is your overnight cooling going on in?

30litre fermenter

 

[consum]

I have often fermented in a room that gets daylight, I assumed the white plastic stops enough light from getting though...but maybe Ive been wrong all these years?!

 

[MrRook]

30litre fermenter

Plastic? Stainless steel? Something else?

 

[gyurmaember]

I had covid when I brewed the beer I'm drinking at the moment, also there was a pretty hot day. So I've just put the wort into the fermenter at 20 ish degrees, let it cool down to 6 then I pitched the yeast next day, it's not as clear as it should be...

 

[MrRook]

My no-chill kettle.

 

[Jim Brewster]

I have recently been taking out a small volume of wort just after boil has been reached, chilling it and pitching the yeast. That way once the rest of the wort has finally cooled the yeast are already going mad and I can add it to the fermenter with a head start

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Get yourself a chiller.

 

[Agentgonzo]

It takes pretty strong direct sunlight to skunk beer. If it's in a fermenter, in the UK in autumn and overnight, it'll be fine. If it was summer in Italy in an open courtyard it might be an issue

 

[H0PM0NSTER]

I've always been concerned about a wild yeast getting a head start before pitching with a no chill method, but i do hate the amount of water that's wasted running it through a chiller.

Does the wort needs to be aerated again once chilled or is it still good if vigorously paddled while hot?

 

[gyurmaember]

Does the wort needs to be aerated again once chilled or is it still good if vigorously paddled while hot?

I'm curious about this as well.