90min vs. 60min boil - Page 3

zgardener · 10-20-2010, 10:53 PM

Huh, wish I would have read this before my last two brews. Before my hiatus I boiled angry and always fell below my desired 5.5 gallons due to boil off (approx. 2-2.5 gallons/hr), tough I know I can top it off post boil to compensate, I still don't like to do it.
This weekend both my batches were boiled for 60 at a relatively weak boil, thankfully I was brewing with mostly malts low in DMS precursors. I'm sure they'll be delicious, but probably won't live up to their full potential. I'll have to try to run off a little more and try a 90 minute boil for my upcoming ESB...

zgardener · 10-20-2010, 10:54 PM

Huh, wish I would have read this before my last two brews. Before my hiatus I boiled angry and always fell below my desired 5.5 gallons due to boil off (approx. 2-2.5 gallons/hr), tough I know I can top it off post boil to compensate, I still don't like to do it.
This weekend both my batches were boiled for 60 at a relatively weak boil, thankfully I was brewing with mostly malts low in DMS precursors. I'm sure they'll be delicious, but probably won't live up to their full potential. I'll have to try to run off a little more and try a 90 minute boil for my upcoming ESB...

Calichusetts · 12-02-2011, 11:18 AM

Check out this article, don't know if it helps:

hops and boiling

I am interested in getting into 90 minute boils as well but want to make sure it makes sense