Why boiling the wort?
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The word brew means to boil. While you can cheat on extracts, as that wort was essentially boiled during its' production, boiling does a number of things including sterilization, hop extraction, hot break creation, color, etc. Get a good homebrewing book like Palmer's "How to Brew" which will answer most of you brewing questions and give good explanation of techniques, ingredients and styles. 
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Here is one that was recently answered.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/boil-lid-off-282824/
Also boil times vary due to different requirements of boil off and caramelization among other things according to the style of beer being brewed.
+1 on "How to Brew" also pick up "Brewing Classic Styles". Those 2 books will get you a long ways.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/boil-lid-off-282824/
Also boil times vary due to different requirements of boil off and caramelization among other things according to the style of beer being brewed.
+1 on "How to Brew" also pick up "Brewing Classic Styles". Those 2 books will get you a long ways.
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