Recent content by matth

Ah, I didn't think to ask about amounts. I was confused at first but oswiu and Chriso cleared that up. One thing I'm still not sure I get though - doesn't it take a good deal longer to boil away a gallon of water? Or, wait, maybe this is it: with a partial boil, I make 3 gallons of wort, which...

Usually when we brew, we have 2-3 gallons of wort and add water to bring it up to 5 gallons. I just want to make sure I have this right: this is NOT what you do when "full boiling," correct? Full boil means to start with 6ish gallons and then boil down to five? How does this affect the times...

Can someone please clarify what exactly is meant by "full boil"? From reading this thread I gather it means bringing the wort up to a rolling boil, and leaving it there long enough to boil off a significant quantity of water. Assuming that's true, at what stage is this supposed to happen...