Hi everybody,
I am about to do my second batch ever, an Irish Stout from a Coopers Kit.
I am reading The Joy of Homebrewing. In the first chapter ("Especially for beginners"), when detailing the process to brew from kits, Charlie Papazian says
However, reading around the forum I have never found anybody mentioning this trick for kit brewing, actually some people even say that boiling hopped wort will make all the hop flavor go away.
So what should I do, boil my kit or not?
I am about to do my second batch ever, an Irish Stout from a Coopers Kit.
I am reading The Joy of Homebrewing. In the first chapter ("Especially for beginners"), when detailing the process to brew from kits, Charlie Papazian says
Many beer kits do not instruct the homebrewer to boil their ingredients, however your beer will always be much better if your ingredients are boiled for at least 45 minutes
However, reading around the forum I have never found anybody mentioning this trick for kit brewing, actually some people even say that boiling hopped wort will make all the hop flavor go away.
So what should I do, boil my kit or not?