Pelikan
Well-Known Member
I've done some poking around, and couldn't find a direct answer to this one.
Is there any merit to doing a longer (or shorter) boil when compared to a standard 60 minute? For example, if X amount of hops gives you 100 IBU with a sixty minute boil, and X amount of hops gives you 100 IBU with a ninety minute boil, is there any advantage to going the longer boil, besides maybe saving a handful of hops?
I've heard that longer boils caramelize more fully and lend different flavors, etc, but haven't really heard for sure one way or the other.
Is there any merit to doing a longer (or shorter) boil when compared to a standard 60 minute? For example, if X amount of hops gives you 100 IBU with a sixty minute boil, and X amount of hops gives you 100 IBU with a ninety minute boil, is there any advantage to going the longer boil, besides maybe saving a handful of hops?
I've heard that longer boils caramelize more fully and lend different flavors, etc, but haven't really heard for sure one way or the other.