jawharp
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Hey Guys,
Quick version: Is what's happening in these pictures wort scorching?
Long version:
I got started doing concentrated extract boils on my stove. I then moved to an apartment with an electric stove. This thing get's insanely hot. It started scorching and caramelizing my concentrated boils. I switched to smaller volume, full volume BIAB batches to avoid scorching the super concentrated wort. I use a Blichmann Boilermaker G2, which is a really nice pot, but has a really thin bottom on it. It's insanely thin.
I tried doing a batch a couple weeks ago, and the spiral burner shaped mark on the bottom formed after I'd boiled. I discarded that batch, in fear that I'd scorched another one, and got a heat stick off amazon with the idea of keeping the temperature lower on the stove burner, and using the heat stick to do the boil. I also used a cast iron serving dish over my burner to diffuse the heat a little bit. You can see that in the picture.
I did a batch with the burner cover and heat stick yesterday, and it seems to have improved, but there's still some "stuff" on the bottom, and I'm having a hard time telling if it's scorched or not. The wort smells and tastes normal to me, but I'm mildly unsettled upon seeing this on the bottom of my kettle.
Does this look like a problem to anyone? Anyone experience a similar problem? Am I doing something really wrong?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Joe
Quick version: Is what's happening in these pictures wort scorching?
Long version:
I got started doing concentrated extract boils on my stove. I then moved to an apartment with an electric stove. This thing get's insanely hot. It started scorching and caramelizing my concentrated boils. I switched to smaller volume, full volume BIAB batches to avoid scorching the super concentrated wort. I use a Blichmann Boilermaker G2, which is a really nice pot, but has a really thin bottom on it. It's insanely thin.
I tried doing a batch a couple weeks ago, and the spiral burner shaped mark on the bottom formed after I'd boiled. I discarded that batch, in fear that I'd scorched another one, and got a heat stick off amazon with the idea of keeping the temperature lower on the stove burner, and using the heat stick to do the boil. I also used a cast iron serving dish over my burner to diffuse the heat a little bit. You can see that in the picture.
I did a batch with the burner cover and heat stick yesterday, and it seems to have improved, but there's still some "stuff" on the bottom, and I'm having a hard time telling if it's scorched or not. The wort smells and tastes normal to me, but I'm mildly unsettled upon seeing this on the bottom of my kettle.
Does this look like a problem to anyone? Anyone experience a similar problem? Am I doing something really wrong?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Joe