Do You Boil Your Wort Lid On Or Lid Off The Kettle

[Screwtop]

Lid on until boil starts then lid of until the end when I put the lid back on for part of the whirpooling.

I only have a three ring burner with a standard reg.

Steve

ditto!

 

[lupulin_boy]

I used to boil with the lid on, as the tightass in me reasoned that I'd lose less wort that way through evaporation (go figure...).

Then I tried with the lid off and never looked back. It definitely tastes better...

 

[Samwise Gamgee]

Lid off and boil the bejesus out of it !

Likewise! I've never properly calculated my evaporation rate but I think its pretty high! On the weekend I estimate I boiled off between 10-12L for a 60min boil.

 

[Bobby]

same as sam and razz for me. it doesnt take long for it to boil using my burner so no need for a lid.

 

[smashed jaffa]

I boil with the lid off, however as I am doing mini mashes (15l batches, I add 3l of water to fermenter), and boiling on SWMBO's stovetop, I leave the lid on til it gets going (30 min) :huh: , then lid off all the way.

I would be interested in hearing what rate of evaporation different people have with the different methods as i am trying to bed down my efficiency a little more and would love to get a cross section of what the broader AHB community is acheiving in this regard.

Cheerts,

Smashed Jaffa.

P.S Don't mean to hijack the thread. h34r:

 

[bindi]

I boil with the lid off, however as I am doing mini mashes (15l batches, I add 3l of water to fermenter), and boiling on SWMBO's stovetop, I leave the lid on til it gets going (30 min) :huh: , then lid off all the way.

I would be interested in hearing what rate of evaporation different people have with the different methods as i am trying to bed down my efficiency a little more and would love to get a cross section of what the broader AHB community is acheiving in this regard.

Cheerts,

Smashed Jaffa.

P.S Don't mean to hijack the thread. h34r:

Here is one old topic on kettle loss from last year.

 

[smashed jaffa]

Thanks for that Bindi some good info there.


Smashed Jaffa

 

[tdh]

Lid off.

tdh

 

[bindi]

What lid? <_< only have one on the mash tun.