stevesbeer

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What advantage does a full boil ( I found a pot large enough to handle 5 gallons plus ) have over a smaller amount. I am doing an English IPA recipe that calls for a 1 1/2 gallon steep and boil but want to do the whole batch Anything I have to change in the recipe?

llazy_llama

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I've found that my beer tastes much better since I started doing full boils. YMMV, but most of us swear by full boils.

If you're making a recipe that calls for a partial boil, and you decide to do a full boil instead, scale down the bittering hops by 15% to accommodate the increased hop utilization.

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ChshreCat

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Here's a good testimonial...
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/if-full-boil-possible-do-89826/

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stevesbeer

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I will take your advice and reduce bittering hops. Looking for more hoppy flavor than bitterness. Can't wait to try this one!

histo320

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I moved to a 5 gal pot and I haven't changed anything on the hops and I haven't noticed any significant hoppiness to my beers. I guess we will find out soon, I made the same IPA recipe as my first batch in a 3 gal, I will have to drink them side by side to taste the difference.

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stevesbeer

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Funny...I thought 21 qts was a bit over 5 gallons....but I still had to add a gallon of water to get it to 5 gallon mark in my fermenter. Hmmmm....maybe I'm making more than I thought each batch! OG was 1.060 anyway so I am looking forward to a fairly strong brew eh?

ChshreCat

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You'll lose some to evaporation during you boil and to your hops sucking up some of your wort.

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stevesbeer

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Right!.....that and the grain sock mass. My first time with real grains and hop additions. What a difference in aromas and technique! I'm psyched!!
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