Huge boil over

I put to much water in my of for a stout extract. I added my first hops 2 oz of mt hood. Right away a boil over. Lost maybe around a gallon. Should I continue brewing? Will it still taste okay?

Also, my propane burner is hardly working, because it got wet.

You should always continue brewing! (Well, unless you get something toxic in your wort.)

It'll still be beer.

Yes continue brewing, keep notes in case you really like the taste when it is done so you remember what you did or what happened.

Julohan said:

Also, my propane burner is hardly working, because it got wet.

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It will dry out

But your gas holes may be full of gunk. May need to clean with a toothpick or something.

Joker said:

Yes continue brewing, keep notes in case you really like the taste when it is done so you remember what you did or what happened.

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It'll turn out to be the best beer you ever had and you'll have to induce a boil over every time you brew it.

IrregularPulse said:

But your gas holes may be full of gunk. May need to clean with a toothpick or something.

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This just happened to me last weekend. I had a nasty yellow flame for the whole boil that turned my whole pot black with soot. And that crap gets EVERYwhere.

The burner was easy to take apart and clean at least. There's a bolt in the center that holds the gas diverter plate. Pull that off and clean it up. I used a wire wheel.

-Joe

IrregularPulse said:

But your gas holes may be full of gunk. May need to clean with a toothpick or something.

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That's the sort of line you can only get away with on a home brew forum!

What is the best way to clean the soot off the pot?

It just wiped right off mine.

-Joe

ChshreCat said:

It'll turn out to be the best beer you ever had and you'll have to induce a boil over every time you brew it.

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Which will really suck when you make it big on that brew and have to brew it on a commercial level.

Julohan said:

What is the best way to clean the soot off the pot?

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If oxyclean doesn't do it, use Barkeepers Friend and a nylon scrub pad... you can find it in any grocery store or hardware store with the cleaners. Mildly abrasive, does a GREAT job of cleaning stainless.

Diablo said:

That's the sort of line you can only get away with on a home brew forum!

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I didn't even think about it "butt" your right.

+1 barkeepers friend!!

+2 for barkeepers friend. Amazing what this stuff can do to even the toughest stains on stainless.