I've really taken to shorter boil times. In some of my historical recipes, I've dropped the boil time down to as low as 90 mins from about an hour and a half.
I hate to pi$$ in your parade but a quote from this very thread (admittedly not by you) does suggest that anything other than a 60 minute boil will not give a 'decent' beer so group 3 does indeed appear to not be invented and maybe @Agentgonzo is a little bit more clever than you have him credit forThen there's the 4th and 5th catagory
- Those that understand the process, and can make great beer by not boiling, or boiling for hours. Knowing that the same result cannot be obtained by an altered process.
- Those not clever enough to understand, and invent group three despite the there being zero suggestion anyone has made an inferior beer.
the boil time when in pursuit of a decent beer remains at 60 minutes
...that quote made no reference to other peoples beer being inferior. It could be that the sweet spot for @foxy is 60 minutes.I hate to pi$$ in your parade but....
From what I have seen, people fall into one of the camps:
- Those that brew with 30/45 minute boils and make fantastic beer and are happy
- Those that have brew with 60-90 minute boils and make fantastic beer and are happy
Yep, whatever works for you, works.I do 60 minute boils and not for any particular reason and the beer is good, it's all about what you like and what is good for you
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