planenut
Well-Known Member
I've searched a bit and looked at "How to Brew" and The Complete Joy of Homebrewing? and can't find any information on boil times.
I'm curios as to what is going on that makes you want a longer boil on say an IPA vs a Pale Ale (90 vs 60 minutes). It seems you don't gain much with hop utilization beyond 60 minutes. The IPA I did didn't call for adding hops until the 60 minute remaining mark anyway. I'm guessing it has something to do with higher gravity beers.
Laymen terms would be better for me...
I'm curios as to what is going on that makes you want a longer boil on say an IPA vs a Pale Ale (90 vs 60 minutes). It seems you don't gain much with hop utilization beyond 60 minutes. The IPA I did didn't call for adding hops until the 60 minute remaining mark anyway. I'm guessing it has something to do with higher gravity beers.
Laymen terms would be better for me...