sirsloop
Well-Known Member
Mmk... just a tid bit I would share with you all.
When I brewed my last batch of Oatmeal Stout a few weeks back I ended up with a mess. I bought the water to boil, turned off the burners, and dumped 6# of DME into the water. It floated on top of the liquid and formed into this huge solid chunk of sugar. It took like 30 minutes to dissolve, and ended up sticking to the bottom of the pot and scorching. The boil also was really strange becuase he never fell even after 45 minutes of HARD boiling.
So I boiled up a batch of Coffee Stout this afternoon. This time I turned off the burners, stirred vigorously, and sprinkled in the DME. All of the DME dissolved immediatly, the wort rose quickly after I turned the heat on, then settled quickly into a "perfect" hard boil.
Moral of the story - When using DME, take 1-2 minutes and add it in SLOWLY.
When I brewed my last batch of Oatmeal Stout a few weeks back I ended up with a mess. I bought the water to boil, turned off the burners, and dumped 6# of DME into the water. It floated on top of the liquid and formed into this huge solid chunk of sugar. It took like 30 minutes to dissolve, and ended up sticking to the bottom of the pot and scorching. The boil also was really strange becuase he never fell even after 45 minutes of HARD boiling.
So I boiled up a batch of Coffee Stout this afternoon. This time I turned off the burners, stirred vigorously, and sprinkled in the DME. All of the DME dissolved immediatly, the wort rose quickly after I turned the heat on, then settled quickly into a "perfect" hard boil.
Moral of the story - When using DME, take 1-2 minutes and add it in SLOWLY.