That as a homebrewer, you can say that a watched pot truly does, in fact, boil?
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Ceedubya
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Ahhhh, yes but an unwatched pot boils over.
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Touché, Ceedubya, touché...
mhaugan
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Just today I was 80 minutes into a 90 minute boil that seemed to be pretty tame. I have been using a fan to keep down the possibility of a boilover, didn't think to realize it was working, pulled the fan to put it away and came back to a boilover a doused flame. You think I would learn.
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sadly even watched pots boil over -- so I've heard - I haven't had it happen....just sayin'
I would agree with this in my last apartment. That gas stovetop cranked! The one in our new (to us) house just barely gets 5 gallons to a boil. I strattle the pot between 2 burners to get her up to a boil.
That being said, I will likely have a boilover my next batch.
That being said, I will likely have a boilover my next batch.
I agree, an unwatched pot ALWAYS boils over.. Fermcap, low flame, boilover fan, 45 minutes into the boil... doesn't matter. Two minutes to take a leak and you will have a half gallon on the floor.
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I've definitely seen a watched pot boil over...
It was my first time, I swear!
It was my first time, I swear!
Clayton
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you guys just need bigger pots
so you have a little more head room
and turn down that flame you are just wasting gas
so you have a little more head room
and turn down that flame you are just wasting gas
+1 on turning down the flame. I reach my boil slowly and consistently. I usually heat while I'm doing my run-off, so it's near a boil when it's full and I can just feather it a little to get it where it needs to be.
Clayton
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well i let it run wide open till it boils , but after that i dial it back to just a nice even boil.
Borisbbadd
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Under my user name, it says banned from the kitchen,
There is a reason for that..............................
There is a reason for that..............................
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