IowaStateFan
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Kaiser said:I also bring the first run-off to a boil before I lauter again. This gets most of the hot break out of the way when I still have a lot of head room in the pot.
Kai
Now that's a great idea. Thanks Kai. I too use a 30 qt brew pot and with my boil off rates I really need at least 28 qts in the pot (if not 30) to get 5 gallons into the fermentor. While I haven't had a serious boil over yet, I'm pretty uncomfortable for the first 15 or 20 minutes of the boil.