I live in the desert in Southern California. I brewed a lager this past weekend when the weather was about 100°F and 5% humidity. I boiled for 90 minutes and kept the boil rolling harder that I normally would to help fight DMS. At the end of my boil I had boiled off 4 gallons!! My gravity ended up almost spot on after I topped off back to 5.5G. Anyway, my questions are...
-Am I hurting anything by boiling off at such a high rate?
-Should I continue to boil my wort at a strong rolling boil or should I start turning down the gas and trying to just maintain a simmer?
I'm sure everything will be fine either way, but I'm trying to narrow down my consistency so I can produce a more reliable and delicious brew. I want to enter into a brew contest eventually and as everyone knows, the devil is in the details. Thanks!
-Am I hurting anything by boiling off at such a high rate?
-Should I continue to boil my wort at a strong rolling boil or should I start turning down the gas and trying to just maintain a simmer?
I'm sure everything will be fine either way, but I'm trying to narrow down my consistency so I can produce a more reliable and delicious brew. I want to enter into a brew contest eventually and as everyone knows, the devil is in the details. Thanks!