to chill or not to chill?

[rich27500]

And this http://www.basicbrewing.com/index.php?page=experiment

 

[rich27500]

I'm not going away on this: an interesting debate here http://www.biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=1596&p=22918#p22918

 

[mmaguy41]

Well i have bought my mash tun and boiler, they are on their way at the moment, im going to try using no chill first. If i think its worth getting a chiller after a few brews ill get one, id rather not if i dont need one though as id need an adaptor for my tap and its just another step and expense. Would be interesting to taste a chilled and non chilled beer side by side.

 

[JKaranka]

I put the pot in a quarter filled cold water bath. Seems to work, cooling down the wort to pitching temperature in less than an hour. Very lo-tech.

 

[guyb]

I chill using a coiled copper chiller for all of the brewing reasons mentioned, but also for safety.
To ensure no infection I get the wort into a fv asap, as I brew outside in the shed, and ferment in the airing cupboard - so i don't want to be carrying near boiling sugary liquid around. Granted I could let it cool naturally, but I want the wort under airlock in the shortest possible time, I generally pitch the following day after aerating with a degasser.