40 Minute Boil?

[Ell]

I'm making a super simple hefe kit from a LHBS and the recipe is simply:

5.5 lbs Wheat DME
1 oz Tettnang at 40 minutes

Is there any reason I need to boil the DME for 60 minutes? I don't know of any reason I wouldn't just boil for 40.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Golddiggie]

Hop contribution will be less at 40 minutes than 60 minutes. It might not make a large impact, but wouldn't you rather the recipe came out exactly as it's supposed to? I would just go for the full 60 minutes and not worry about it...

 

[Yooper]

There's no reason to boil the DME. You can either add the the DME at the start of the 40 minute boil with the hops, or at the end of the boil.

 

[Ell]

Hop contribution will be less at 40 minutes than 60 minutes. It might not make a large impact, but wouldn't you rather the recipe came out exactly as it's supposed to? I would just go for the full 60 minutes and not worry about it...

The recipe calls for a 60 minute boil and adding the hops at 40 minutes. Boiling for only 40 minutes with the hops shouldn't change my contribution one bit - right?

 

[Yooper]

The recipe calls for a 60 minute boil and adding the hops at 40 minutes. Boiling for only 40 minutes with the hops shouldn't change my contribution one bit - right?

Right. No reason to boil for 60 minutes isn't necessary for a 40 minute hops additions.

 

[Ell]

Right. No reason to boil for 60 minutes isn't necessary for a 40 minute hops additions.

I thought so - just really wanted a sanity check. I don't mind doing it, but didn't see any reason to - just more evaporated water.

Thanks.

 

[Golddiggie]

The recipe calls for a 60 minute boil and adding the hops at 40 minutes. Boiling for only 40 minutes with the hops shouldn't change my contribution one bit - right?

You'll get less IBUs if you boil the hops for 40 minutes compared with 60 minutes. Not a huge difference, but there will be a difference. If you don't care about less IBUs in the brew, then do the shorter boil.

Once you leave the extract brew method, you probably won't evwn think about boils under 60 minutes.

 

[cincybrewer]

You'll get less IBUs if you boil the hops for 40 minutes compared with 60 minutes. Not a huge difference, but there will be a difference. If you don't care about less IBUs in the brew, then do the shorter boil.

Once you leave the extract brew method, you probably won't evwn think about boils under 60 minutes.

Less than what? The recipe calls for a 40 minute addition, so boiling the hops for 40 minutes won't change the recipe at all. Boiling the malt for an extra 20 minutes doesn't change anything in terms of bitterness as far as I know. The only thing I can think of (and I'm a newbie) is that boiling the DME for 20 extra minutes prior to the hop addition allows for the hot break, but I can't figure out how prevalent that is with extract malt. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[msa8967]

You can also split 1/2 the DME for the start of the boil and 1/2 for near the end. This may result in a lighter color to your finished beer and give you the anticipated hot break you mentioned.

 

[shanecb]

You'll get less IBUs if you boil the hops for 40 minutes compared with 60 minutes. Not a huge difference, but there will be a difference. If you don't care about less IBUs in the brew, then do the shorter boil.

Once you leave the extract brew method, you probably won't evwn think about boils under 60 minutes.

The recipe *calls* for a 40min addition, so it's not going to make a difference.