Howdy,
I entered my first comp recently and the beer was judged as having some DMS in it, which as you can imagine impacted the score. I (and some of the judges) put the DMS down to having a problem with the boil - presumably not vigorous enough to eliminate the DMS created during the boil.
I further put the boil issue down to my jet burner. It's very finicky and when I get the wort boiling I seem to have a choice of an extremely vigorous boil or, if I drop the gas flow to the jet burner just the slightest bee's d*ck, then a barely rolling simmer.
I figure having a boil that gives me a lower-than-expected final volume is better than having a beer with DMS in it, so for my next boil I will do just that. I have boiled at the vigorous setting once before on my jet burners and ended up about four litres short of expected final volume.
Question is, will adding water post-boil materially affect the beer, flavour- or body-wise? The judges commented that body and appearance were spot on, and I wonder if adding water post-boil will impact that?
In the interim I will also continue to tinker with my jet burner to see if I can hit that perfect rolling boil...
As a side note, I couldn't taste the DMS, so it was great to have it pointed out to me. That's how we become better brewers!
Cheers
I entered my first comp recently and the beer was judged as having some DMS in it, which as you can imagine impacted the score. I (and some of the judges) put the DMS down to having a problem with the boil - presumably not vigorous enough to eliminate the DMS created during the boil.
I further put the boil issue down to my jet burner. It's very finicky and when I get the wort boiling I seem to have a choice of an extremely vigorous boil or, if I drop the gas flow to the jet burner just the slightest bee's d*ck, then a barely rolling simmer.
I figure having a boil that gives me a lower-than-expected final volume is better than having a beer with DMS in it, so for my next boil I will do just that. I have boiled at the vigorous setting once before on my jet burners and ended up about four litres short of expected final volume.
Question is, will adding water post-boil materially affect the beer, flavour- or body-wise? The judges commented that body and appearance were spot on, and I wonder if adding water post-boil will impact that?
In the interim I will also continue to tinker with my jet burner to see if I can hit that perfect rolling boil...
As a side note, I couldn't taste the DMS, so it was great to have it pointed out to me. That's how we become better brewers!
Cheers