Barnstormer
Well-Known Member
For my next batch I am using a new brew kettle and i am unsure of the boil off rate. My recipe calls for boiling the bittering hops for 60 min. I plan on boiling about 7 gallons down to 5.5 or so. So I guess my question is, Does it matter when the bittering hops are added during the boil? Since i'm not sure how long the boil will be can I add them as it begins to boil, leave them for 60 min and then continue to boil down to my target volume or do they really have to come at the end of the boil?