Patrickdc9
Member
I recently made a high gravity double IPA 5 gallon batch and I over sparge and ended up with almost with 7 1/2 gallons of wort. I had to boil for almost 2 hours and ended up with the correct OG of 1.080 and 5 gallons. I have a few questions being a new all grain brewer:
1. Does a long boil like that effect the taste of the final product?
2. I started my initial bittering hops at about 1 1/2 into the boil and the final aroma hops in the last 10 and 2 minutes. Was this enough time for the bittering hops?
3. I have a basic hydrometer and it doesn't give a formula for adjusting for temperature. I've been taking samples of the boiling wort, cooling them in the snow until it reaches 60 dgs, then I take my reading. Is there an easier way short of buying a refractometer?
1. Does a long boil like that effect the taste of the final product?
2. I started my initial bittering hops at about 1 1/2 into the boil and the final aroma hops in the last 10 and 2 minutes. Was this enough time for the bittering hops?
3. I have a basic hydrometer and it doesn't give a formula for adjusting for temperature. I've been taking samples of the boiling wort, cooling them in the snow until it reaches 60 dgs, then I take my reading. Is there an easier way short of buying a refractometer?