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The process of heating the wort to 100 deg. C or higher, causing the wort to boil. Hops are most often added during the wort boil.

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Do you need to boil un-hopped extract?

I know at least one manufacturer that omits this info on unhopped extracts and advises homebrewers to perform boil. There are many ways to remove water from wort to create extract. … So if you have this kind of extract, you definitely need to boil it. As for hops, best utilization in lower gravity is only true to some extent. …
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Why are hops added at different times during boiling?

This takes time and temperature, around an hour of boil to convert all of it. Aromatic components of hops needs only to be washed out. … But they degenerate and evaporate with boil, so the shorter you keep them hot, the more you will get. Ultimate is dry hopping, with no time hot at all. …
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Are plastic mash paddles safe for stirring boiling wort?

Including common accidents like unintentional boil of your mash. And there is no real difference between accidental or planned boil, is it? … You may try to boil pure water, and see how it acts. Or leave this one for mash, and buy big wooden spoon for boil. These are pretty cheap, and safe. …
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How can i stop losing so much water during brew

Boil Reduce time of the boil if needed. Make boil less vigorous. Add more water to compensate. Whatever. Don't cover your boil kettle - it will prevent purging DMS out of your beer. … Then, if you need more boil, continue adding water to cover for boil looses. That's all. …
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