When referring to the boil..what is a hot break?
I watched some home brewing videos (Brew's How To's) and found that when they hit hot break and the foam began to appear they used a sieve to skim it away. I have used this in my last few batches and found it help prevent a boil over, though I am not sure if this is consider good practice.
Can anyone give their 2 cents?
1 spray bottle of Star San and 2-4 squirts on a mist setting and the break goes right down into the boil...
Or even just good old fashioned H2O.
usfmikeb said:Better off waiting until after the hot break to start pitching hops, because the hops can actually contribute to the foaming prior to the break occurring, increasing chances of a boil over.
Germelli1 said:To combat this, you can use a product like FermCap-S or I usually toss a few hops in to get the oils in the hops into the wort. Sometimes I will add a drop of Olive Oil or Vegitable Oil to help break up or prevent the foaming
Does FermCap really work for the entire boil?
So other than increasing the chance of a boil over is there any other reason to wait till after the hot break..I don't suspect it can or will change the flavor or am I wrong
Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:All the stripey balls potted followed by the eight ball would be a hot break.
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