I'm brewing an IPA today and was thinking...
i) Hop utilization is positively correlated with the vigor of the boil.
ii) Hop utilization is positively correlated with the volume of the boil.
iii) Boil-off is positively correlated with the vigor of the boil.
Thus, increasing the vigor of the boil will increase the hop utilization, but at the same time as the boil-off continues the hop utilization drops. Since I don't hold full boils I'm wondering, in theory, is it better to keep as vigorous of a boil as possible, or is it better to drop the vigor of the boil and maintain the maximum boil volume?
i) Hop utilization is positively correlated with the vigor of the boil.
ii) Hop utilization is positively correlated with the volume of the boil.
iii) Boil-off is positively correlated with the vigor of the boil.
Thus, increasing the vigor of the boil will increase the hop utilization, but at the same time as the boil-off continues the hop utilization drops. Since I don't hold full boils I'm wondering, in theory, is it better to keep as vigorous of a boil as possible, or is it better to drop the vigor of the boil and maintain the maximum boil volume?