dickTed said:In chapter 7 verse 3 of How To Brew, Palmer says "Once the Hot break has occurred, add the bittering hops...".
Does he mean when the hot break starts, finishes or during?
PS. This is a serious question.
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wee stu said:dickTed said:In chapter 7 verse 3 of How To Brew, Palmer says "Once the Hot break has occurred, add the bittering hops...".
Does he mean when the hot break starts, finishes or during?
PS. This is a serious question.
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After the hot break has subsided, I reckon. Occurred is past tense after all.
The hop addition is going to create more foaming and risk of boilover in itself. You could have some very vigorous activity if you add hops to the middle of the hot break.
As he says in the previous verse, re hop additions and the hot break - "the extra boiling time won't hurt."
At least in the print edition, if you look at the pictures he's produced - the one referring to hot break shows a very vigorous foaming boil. In the picture showing the hop addition, the boil has clearly subsided.
Hope this helps
awrabest, stu
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