briguy13 Well-Known Member Joined Jul 14, 2013 Messages 49 Reaction score 3 Location chicago Aug 31, 2013 #1 If you cut your Extract kid recipes in 1/2 to only brew 24 bottles ,do boil times have to be cut in 1/2 too?
If you cut your Extract kid recipes in 1/2 to only brew 24 bottles ,do boil times have to be cut in 1/2 too?
Yooper Ale's What Cures You! Staff member Admin Mod HBT Supporter Joined Jun 4, 2006 Messages 75,427 Reaction score 14,064 Location Upper Michigan/Central Florida Aug 31, 2013 #2 No. The point of the boil is for the hops, to extract bitterness out of them. They still should have a 60 minute boil. Just like when you make, say, pasta, you still boil the pasta for 10 minutes whether you're making a pound or 1/4 pound.
No. The point of the boil is for the hops, to extract bitterness out of them. They still should have a 60 minute boil. Just like when you make, say, pasta, you still boil the pasta for 10 minutes whether you're making a pound or 1/4 pound.
OP OP briguy13 Well-Known Member Joined Jul 14, 2013 Messages 49 Reaction score 3 Location chicago Aug 31, 2013 #3 Great! Thanks alot. Im getting tight on space now. I should drink faster to get some of my bottles out of here.
Great! Thanks alot. Im getting tight on space now. I should drink faster to get some of my bottles out of here.