Can i do every thing in my big w pot?

[Edak]

I think bum refers to the fact that the foam that forms isnt hot break. The hot break is more a fine coagulation ( poor description) that is sometimes hardly noticeable. There was a bit of discussion about it a while ago.

Edit: ooops. Slow reply- referring to edak's post above. Got CM2 fingers today.

The foam appears as it heats up (hence the name hot-break) and then drops into the wort during boil and becomes that stringy (protein coagulation) that I referred to as being like egg-drop soup. It's the same thing in a different part of the cycle. I don't get any of that stringy crap in there if I scoop the foam off.

 

[philmud]

Yep, that's my understanding of the foam too, and also why I scoop it off. I used to leave it when I brewed extract and got lots of pale "floaties" in the boil.

 

[bum]

That stuff on top in no way, shape or form makes up all the proteins (and stuff that proteins stick to) that comprise that big bunch of different crap we refer to as hot break. If you think you can remove hot break from the boil you are dreaming.

 

[Camo6]

The foam appears as it heats up (hence the name hot-break) and then drops into the wort during boil and becomes that stringy (protein coagulation) that I referred to as being like egg-drop soup. It's the same thing in a different part of the cycle. I don't get any of that stringy crap in there if I scoop the foam off.

Ok. It was my understanding the two were not directly related but this is probably going off what I've read here. I used to scoop off the foam but rarely do it nowadays as I'm usually flitting around. Haven't noticed a difference but I guess I'm not looking for one for this reason. Will pay close attention in the future. Cheers for the re-education.

 

[Camo6]

That stuff on top in no way, shape or form makes up all the proteins (and stuff that proteins stick to) that comprise that big bunch of different crap we refer to as hot break. If you think you can remove hot break from the boil you are dreaming.

*********! I'm so confused right now. Who ever figured there'd be so much conjecture on the internet.