tipsy_mcstagger
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Should I be stirring the wort during the boil? Is there a danger of aeration, leading to oxidation?
Thanks
Tipsy?
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Tipsy?
Should I be stirring the wort during the boil? Is there a danger of aeration, leading to oxidation?
Ironically...That picture has probably saved us all reading one of PP's 3000 word essays on the meaning of "rolling boil"
Yardy
I have no idea if the hops sticking to the side of the kettle affects the utilisation or not for sure, but I usually don some form of hand protection (like my snowboard gloves!) and use my paddle to wipe the hops on the side of the kettle back in. My thinking is, if it aint being boiled, it aint being utilised.
All the best
Trent
Thanks for the reply Trent,
I tried to get as much as I could back in the boil with the paddle but a lot of it was sitting in the recess of the 'ribs' of the kettle (keg), maybe a spray bottle with some pre-boiled water is the go.
Cheers
Yard
I usually only stir as the boil approaches... Reasons being? Probably unfounded nonsense but I'm paranoid of the heavier first runnings sitting on the bottom of the kettle and scorching and I stir just to mix the whole wort up.
Warren -
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