Short boiling

[Grreg2]

I ran out of propane the other day about 45 minutes into my 60 min boil. I normally have a spare tank but it ran out a couple weeks ago and I had not swapped it out yet. Will this cause any issues? Here is my recipe if it matters.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1434658062.202678.jpg

 

[brewcat]

Not really. Probably a little less IBU and maybe a little extra volume.

 

[AK7007]

Not really. Probably a little less IBU and maybe a little extra volume.

Agreed. Extract doesn't have as much of a reason to do full boils, since anything that you are interested in driving off by boiling has already been driven off during extract production.

 

[Sailingeric]

You will be fine. I have a dark ale I make that is only boiled 30 minutes.

 

[Yooper]

The reason for the 60 minute boil is to extract bitterness from the hops. With only a 15 minute boil, it will be substantially less bitter than with a 60 minute boil. There are free brewing software calculators out there (like Brewer's Friend) that can estimate the IBUs for you but it really depends on how much time the wort spent at boiling temperatures or at near boiling temperatures to extract the bitterness.