Do you typically run a 60 minute boil or a 90 minute boil, or "depends"? What beers do you make with each? What are the pros and cons to each boil time as you understand them?
Hoping to gain a little insight.
Hoping to gain a little insight.
Yooper Chick said:I count after the hot break. That's when I throw the hops in, usually. I almost always do 60 minute boils.
orfy said:Have you noticed that on asking a question about brewing you are more likely to get an opinion than and answer.
Pumbaa said:When I made the 666 brew I ended up with 10 gallons of wort and boiled it down to 5 . . . it was a 240 minute boil.
mew said:How'd it turn out? I'd think the FG would be kinda on the high side due to carmelization.
Rhoobarb said:St. Fuad Imperial Hellfire Ale
Pour/Appearance:
Nice pffft sound. Poured a nice head which soon dissipated. Nicely carbonated. Hazy amber color.
Aroma:
Resiny, oak aroma. So far, this version is just like the one I brewed!
Taste:
The first taste is the oak up front, then a heavy malt flavor comes through. Oak taste is less pronounced than my version, which is good. Mine was too overpowering, IMHO. This is closer to the mark! Very robust with a nice, heavy mouthfeel. Warm, slightly buttery finish not thinking this is diacetyl, but more the mixture of the heavy malt and oak playing off of each other. We both enjoyed the finish, so there ya go!
Overall:
This is a nice sipping ale. Perfect for watching the sunset on a cool Spring or Autumn evening (which is what we did!). I wished the version I brewed had more of the flavor profile your's had. Well done, indeed.
ScoutMan said:Pour/Appearance: Perfect carbonation level, Carmel/Amber color that leaned towards brown. Fairly hazy, but no floaties. I had very good lacing from this beer.
Aroma: Sweet, caramel smell. I got both raisin and a faint orange smell. There was something I couldn't identify, but after reading Rhoobarb's post, this must have been the oak.
Taste: Very malty. Kind of a winter warmer type of beer. Full bodied beer that finished with a taste that I can only describe as somewhat "scotch like". Not overpowering by any means. Very good.
Overall A great beer, and one that I will try to duplicate. Would be great with a meal of elk stew and a big roaring fire.
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