GearBeer
Well-Known Member
I brewed my first batch today, an Altbier extract brew.
During the boil some of the hops tended to form a ring around the brewpot. I extended the bitter hop brewtime to compensate (I opened the top and stirred them back in every 5 mins or so) but I'm not sure that this is the right strategy. Is this normal? Did I have the heat to high? I wasn't orignally planning to use a top but the 26 quart brewpot I got from a local restaraunt supply store is very wide and my stove doesn't have enough output to keep it boiling without a top on. I had to use a sheet of galvanized steel from the basement! Washed and sanitized it, though.
Thanks,
During the boil some of the hops tended to form a ring around the brewpot. I extended the bitter hop brewtime to compensate (I opened the top and stirred them back in every 5 mins or so) but I'm not sure that this is the right strategy. Is this normal? Did I have the heat to high? I wasn't orignally planning to use a top but the 26 quart brewpot I got from a local restaraunt supply store is very wide and my stove doesn't have enough output to keep it boiling without a top on. I had to use a sheet of galvanized steel from the basement! Washed and sanitized it, though.
Thanks,