Sepanik1986
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So I'm going to be brewing the off the topper kit by northern Brewer and was curious what the full volume boil should be. If anyone has any insight I appreciate it.
Off the topper extract full boil volume
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Your boil volume should be whatever you can fit in your pot, as well as boil and cool, to give you 5 gallons at the end.
I boil off two gallons per hour in the winter but others boil off 1 gallon per hour, so I start with 7 gallons and others start with 6 gallons per hour.
What is your normal boil off? If it's 1.5 gallons per hour, you can start with 6.5 gallons in the pot.
I boil off two gallons per hour in the winter but others boil off 1 gallon per hour, so I start with 7 gallons and others start with 6 gallons per hour.
What is your normal boil off? If it's 1.5 gallons per hour, you can start with 6.5 gallons in the pot.
Sepanik1986
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I just got a new pot. Plus with the many ounces of hops I was trying to figure in for absorption
Sepanik1986
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I'll try to punch the numbers into beer smith when I get home
I'd go ahead and boil with your new pot for a whole hour, and see how much you can boil as well as what your boil off is, and go from there.
Brewjangle
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So, did you just boil water for an hour to see what the boil off would be or did you just pay attention to an actual boil and noted the boil off rate for later brews?
This may be amateur thinking, but maybe there's no harm in starting with 6 gallons and topping off afterwards if needed, and then keeping that info for next time. I would think wort and water might boil off at different rates.
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