Reuse partially boiled wort?

[oach]

Hi all,

moved to a new system and Brewer’s on it for the first time inside. When I went to boil I had boil overs that made a huge mess. Two of them, one shortly after the other. I haven’t had one in 10 years.

I only boiled the wort for 5-7 minutes but I placed the wort in a covered bucket and cleanuped.

Wondering if it is okay to take that wort, bring it up to boil, and continue the process?

Cheers

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I don't see why you couldn't boil it now. How long has it been in the bucket?

 

[oach]

In the bucket for 16 hours with a lid and bubbler, nothing can get in. It isn’t like a sour mash so I think it would be good. Also, I know breweries sometimes do wort competitions, so assuming it shouldn’t be an issue.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

That's good that it's not like a sour mash. Maybe the short boil killed off the lactobacillus, or enough that it hasn't been able to do much yet. Did you add hops to the short boil?

 

[oach]

I added a small amount of 60 min hops that were eventually boiled out of everything.

 

[dwhite60]

Do it. You should be fine.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

So you left the 60 min hops in during the downtime? It'll be interesting to see what the delay did for bitterness.