Does anyone else scoop the brown/grey crud from the top of their wort just as it's coming to the boil?
Am I removing any taste or something like that?
Post #2 made 13 years ago
Hi there Brewpunk and welcome aboard 
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When I started AG, I used to skim but haven't done so for ages. I think anyone would be hard pressed to taste any resulting difference if one even exists. So, do as you please. If you are starting out, it's probably a good idea to do it for the sole reason it will keep your attention on the brew and therefore avoid a boil-over
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PP
,When I started AG, I used to skim but haven't done so for ages. I think anyone would be hard pressed to taste any resulting difference if one even exists. So, do as you please. If you are starting out, it's probably a good idea to do it for the sole reason it will keep your attention on the brew and therefore avoid a boil-over
. PP
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Post #3 made 13 years ago
Thanks PP!
I haven't had a boilover yet *fingers crossed*. I brew in my shed with a good book next to the urn so I'm never far away.
I'm seeing that a lot of these do's and don'ts come down to experience and opinion, rather than hard science.
I haven't had a boilover yet *fingers crossed*. I brew in my shed with a good book next to the urn so I'm never far away.
I'm seeing that a lot of these do's and don'ts come down to experience and opinion, rather than hard science.
Post #4 made 13 years ago
Good Day Brewpunk, I used to skim the goop off the wort, untill I saw much of the goop was my pellet hops from F.W.H. I also noticed that later on in the boil more skum and hop debris. I now stir the skum back into the wort, and that seems to help boil overs. The hop bitterness is also much better.
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Post #5 made 13 years ago
You need a certain amount of protein in the beer for heading and lacing etc, so removing proteins willy nilly probably isn't a good idea. I don't believe that commercial breweries skim, in fact I remember from the Michael Jackson's old video series a view into the boiling kettle at Pilsner Urquell - the surface looked like a Louisiana swamp bubbling away, I'd swear you could see alligators and bicycle frames floating around in there 
- considering that PU comes out as one of the purest beers on the planet, that convinced me not to skim.
- considering that PU comes out as one of the purest beers on the planet, that convinced me not to skim.
Post #6 made 13 years ago
Of course, they don't make PU like they used to :(
But I doubt they started skimming
But I doubt they started skimming
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