The process of heating the wort to 100C or higher causing the wort to boil.
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Small Space & Apartment Brewing: Boiling
Given the limited space of an apartment, what tips do you have for the boil?
Do not consider budget to be a factor.
This is the fourth question in a series of discussions about small-space brewing. ...
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When brewing a chocolate stout, should the cacao nibs be added in the boil, the secondary, or both?
When using cacao nibs to brew a chocolate stout, should they be added in the boil (if so, when?), in the secondary fermenter, or both? Is there a better ingredient to add to produce the chocolate ...
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Pennies in the Boil
I've heard that adding cleaned pennies to the wort can help prevent boil-overs. I guess they could provide nucleation points- I dunno.
Any truth to this, or is it just an old wives' tail?
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What is the purpose of boiling wort?
Theoretical question here.
What happens when wort is boiled? Why do we do it? Why is the process not done at cooler temperatures?
My limited understanding, with some assistance from this post and ...
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Target boil off percentage?
I have heard a lot of home brewers talk about the vigorousness of the boil being quite important. Given that describing the vigor in words like "rolling" is ambiguous I was wondering if it makes more ...
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Is a long boil with extract necessary?
I'm making a late hopped extract beer later tonight. (Jamil's Evil Twin as posted http://www.mrmalty.com/late_hopping.htm) He suggests at 90 minute boil with the first hop addition coming 20 minutes ...
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Performing a hop boil seperate from the wort boil.
I'm curious to try some single-hop style beers and would like to do several varieties in one brew day. My ideal situation would be to make a five gallon batch of an unhopped pale ale as the base and ...
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Amount of Water to Boil for Wort
If I'm making a 5 gallon batch of beer, how much water should I use for my wort? Papazian's book says to use 1.5g and add it to 3.5g of room temperature water already in the carboy. I see how this ...
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90-minute boil for pilsner malt?
On the "Belgian Blond Ale" episode of the Jamil Show (podcast) it was said that you should do a 90-minute boil because of the pilsner malt.
Can someone explain this further?
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Any reason not to boil for longer?
I've been looking at ways to improve my brew efficiency, and one method that I've not seen much discussion of is increasing the boil duration.
Usually when I finish lautering, the wort coming out is ...
