I live in a two bedroom / two bath apartment. I either kettle on the stove top or outside on the patio.
I've been doing the partial boil extract thing - soak a bag of grains, squeeze and sparge with H20, simmer some hops and malt, add the rest of the malt at the end, cool with a chiller and add ice and/or water to full volume.
I do this for two reasons:
1) I've had so many carmelization problems I've tried to reduce both the heat and the volume of malt being heated.
2) I am trying to avoid lifting full five gallon batches.
I'm trying to wrap my head around doing full boils for purposes of improving hops utilization and maximizing hop flavor.
I have not yet mapped out a process that does not involve more heating, more cooling, more lifting and moving.
Any suggestions to help me avoid carmelization and further injury?
Much thanks to all of you
Norman
I've been doing the partial boil extract thing - soak a bag of grains, squeeze and sparge with H20, simmer some hops and malt, add the rest of the malt at the end, cool with a chiller and add ice and/or water to full volume.
I do this for two reasons:
1) I've had so many carmelization problems I've tried to reduce both the heat and the volume of malt being heated.
2) I am trying to avoid lifting full five gallon batches.
I'm trying to wrap my head around doing full boils for purposes of improving hops utilization and maximizing hop flavor.
I have not yet mapped out a process that does not involve more heating, more cooling, more lifting and moving.
Any suggestions to help me avoid carmelization and further injury?
Much thanks to all of you
Norman