Tackled my first AG this last weekend and overall it went pretty successful except for collecting to much water.
I had set brewsmith up for a 16% evap rate since it was around 40*, i figured it would work out fine. Well I was bit wrong..lol I ended up only boiling off about 1.25 gallons rather than than the 2gallons i figured.
My question is, is will this effect the flavor to much? At the 10 minute mark, i decided to yank the hop bag out and boil down to 5.75 gallons, which ended up needing an additional 45 minutes of boil time. Once i got it down, i put the hop bag back in, added the last hop addition, irish moss and finished it.
My OG was 1.060 compared to the 1.051 i had calculated, so i guess my effeciency was higher than planned.
This is for a porter, so i'm thinking if anything, by boiling longer it will taste slightly more carmelized, wihch may not be a bad thing...?
I had set brewsmith up for a 16% evap rate since it was around 40*, i figured it would work out fine. Well I was bit wrong..lol I ended up only boiling off about 1.25 gallons rather than than the 2gallons i figured.
My question is, is will this effect the flavor to much? At the 10 minute mark, i decided to yank the hop bag out and boil down to 5.75 gallons, which ended up needing an additional 45 minutes of boil time. Once i got it down, i put the hop bag back in, added the last hop addition, irish moss and finished it.
My OG was 1.060 compared to the 1.051 i had calculated, so i guess my effeciency was higher than planned.
This is for a porter, so i'm thinking if anything, by boiling longer it will taste slightly more carmelized, wihch may not be a bad thing...?