Boil

[Pickettj]

Need reassurance. My beer has been on heat for more than 25 minutes and I still have no boil. It's rolling pretty good but not boiling.

 

[Pickettj]

And I should mention its an electric stove. Wish I had gas but deal with what you've got, right?

 

[frazier]

Yep, it's all part of learning how the process and your equipment interact. That's why I split the boil between two pots, each get their own burner but it still takes time. I leave the lids on until they are almost boiling, which is a hairy deal. I have had boil overs as a result.

Good luck!

 

[Pickettj]

Yep, it's all part of learning how the process and your equipment interact. That's why I split the boil between two pots, each get their own burner but it still takes time. I leave the lids on until they are almost boiling, which is a hairy deal. I have had boil overs as a result.

Good luck!

I readhavinga lid on leads to sulfer leeching back in

 

[the_trout]

i leave my lid on until I get very close to boil also. it might not be ideal but neither is standing around watching my kettle heat up. im certainly not a bjcp judge or anything but my brews taste pretty good to me.

 

[Pickettj]

i leave my lid on until I get very close to boil also. it might not be ideal but neither is standing around watching my kettle heat up. im certainly not a bjcp judge or anything but my brews taste pretty good to me.

I'm sitting nearby with a lid on. I got a steady stream of bubbles in the center so I went for it. Hope it turns out ok. My next purchase is a turkey fryer.

 

[WileECoyote]

Take the lid off as soon as it starts to boil and leave it off throughout the boil.

Cheers

 

[Pickettj]

Take the lid off as soon as it starts to boil and leave it off throughout the boil.

Cheers

Every time I pull the lid the boil stops. I'm leaving it and buying a turkey fryer and new kit. I'll be brewing another batch by weeks end. Sucks.

 

[Pickettj]

Every time I pull the lid the boil stops. I'm leaving it and buying a turkey fryer and new kit. I'll be brewing another batch by weeks end. Sucks.

Had a rapid boil. Pulled the lid and it turned to a rolling liquid with no boil in about15 seconds. Afraid
I've ruined this one. I've had it rolling just below boil for an hour before I finally was able to add hops. Now I have a pathetic boil and 22 minutes left.

 

[the_trout]

the good news is you'll be able to brew beer, fry a turkey, have a clam bake, make a huge vat of chili, ect...

 

[Revvy]

How many gallons are you trying to boil? Every electric stove is different. My first could JUST handle 2.5 gallon batches, the one where I'm living now can do nearly 4 easily once I kick it up with the lid, and it stays the rest of the time.

You beer's not going to be ruined if you can't get it happen. 210 degrees isn't going to mean too much difference with 212. If it's boiling with the lid on, it's not going ice cold with the lid off. You're still going to have beer.

This is a very forgiving hobby. It's not like trying to do brain surgery or split the atom...there's a LOT of room for error. You can drop hot rocks into a kettle and still have beer.

Relax.

 

[Cromwell]

If you put the lid halfway on, it accomplishes two things - it keeps some of the heat in so the wort will boil, but the steam that condenses on the lid actually rolls off the edge outside the pot, so the DMS doesn't go back in the pot. It's worked for me on several batches until I went electric.

 

[Pickettj]

How many gallons are you trying to boil? Every electric stove is different. My first could JUST handle 2.5 gallon batches, the one where I'm living now can do nearly 4 easily once I kick it up with the lid, and it stays the rest of the time.

You beer's not going to be ruined if you can't get it happen. 210 degrees isn't going to mean too much difference with 212. If it's boiling with the lid on, it's not going ice cold with the lid off. You're still going to have beer.

This is a very forgiving hobby. It's not like trying to do brain surgery or split the atom...there's a LOT of room for error. You can drop hot rocks into a kettle and still have beer.

Relax.

The worry was that I had a true boil for 30 of the 60 minutes. The other 30+ 1 hour of waiting it was Rollin in there pretty good but not boiling is that going to hurt me?

 

[jcam91]

The worry was that I had a true boil for 30 of the 60 minutes. The other 30+ 1 hour of waiting it was Rollin in there pretty good but not boiling is that going to hurt me?

No it won't. You might have a tad less hop utilization (not much) you will be great! Drink a beer And don't worry.

 

[WileECoyote]

The worry was that I had a true boil for 30 of the 60 minutes. The other 30+ 1 hour of waiting it was Rollin in there pretty good but not boiling is that going to hurt me?

Your good, your brew is going to turn out just fine, it was rolling pretty good as you stated and by taking the lid off you let the DMS out.

Its only going to hurt you, if you stick your hand in it, lol

Relax you did good

Cheers