onelin
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I did my first brew (an extract kit) on Wednesday and all appears well so far. I have a question about the boil, though.
I didn't experiencing any foaming, and I had the heat all the way up. Any stir action at all seemed to make it drop below boil. Is this normal when using extract, or is it not getting hot enough? Putting the lid on briefly caused it to get a lot more excited (foamy, that subsided shortly after the lid is removed) , but I know I can't rely on using the lid due to the stuff boiling off that will get trapped and fall back in.
I did a 3 gallon partial boil using my gas stove + a 5 gallon SS pot from a LHBS.
I didn't experiencing any foaming, and I had the heat all the way up. Any stir action at all seemed to make it drop below boil. Is this normal when using extract, or is it not getting hot enough? Putting the lid on briefly caused it to get a lot more excited (foamy, that subsided shortly after the lid is removed) , but I know I can't rely on using the lid due to the stuff boiling off that will get trapped and fall back in.
I did a 3 gallon partial boil using my gas stove + a 5 gallon SS pot from a LHBS.