Neither picture is from an extract batch. I stopped doing extract and moved on to all grain BIAB. Both the pictures are after a 60 minute boil of wort that was:
Preboil: 4.5 Gallons @ 9.2 Brix
PostBoil: 3.5 Gallons @ 13.5 Brix
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Thanks for the replies. It doesn't seem to have changed the wort flavor. I'm just super paranoid because a while back when I was doing concentrated wort boils, I had an entire batch caramelize so that almost all the sugar in the wort was unfermentable. It was a big waste of time...
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Quick version: Is what's happening in these pictures wort scorching?
Long version:
I got started doing concentrated extract boils on my stove. I then moved to an apartment with an electric stove. This thing get's insanely hot. It started scorching and caramelizing my...
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Still trying to get a hang on proper dispensing of my force carbed beer from my keg. I've consulted many charts to verify that I need to set my keg pressure at 10.2 psi at 45 degrees F to get the proper volume of co2 in my beer. I've set the pressure, and am leaving it for a week...
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I have been searching many different sites to try to find the actual dimensions of the 7.5 Gal Blichmann Boilermaker G2 series of brew kettles. All I've been able to find is that it has a 1.2 ratio between height and diameter, and a bunch of charts that show batch sizes, but not...
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Going to try using Irish Moss for the first time on a batch of extract Altbier I'm going to make this weekend. I was wondering:
The amounts to add that I've found online all pertain to a 5 gallon batch. I intend to make a 5 gallon batch, but my boil will only be 3.5 gallons or...