Question for Scaling a recipe

bigbeer · Jan 31, 2014

Hey all, basically, I took a few 5 gallon batches I wanted to try, put them in beersmith and scaled them all down to 1 gal batches, my question is, if the 5 gallon recipe had a 90 minute boil, do I keep it the same for a 1 gal batch or do I change to 45-60 minute?

Cheers

brewkinger · Jan 31, 2014

Unless you are using a Pilsen malt, the 90 min boil is not really necessary.
60 min will be just fine.

prpromin · Jan 31, 2014

+1 to what brewkinger said.

I'll add, though, that there are other styles that benefit from a longer boil time. My Scottish ales all have boils from 90-120 minutes. The longer boils help with some flavor development.

In general, I'd go with what the recipe calls for - even when scaling. If you wondering about a specific recipe, post it here and someone will be able to help.

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