I am brewing tomorrow here in nothern indiana where the temps are currently in the teens with windchills around zero.
I heat my strike/sparge water and conduct my boil on a propane burner in my garage with the two doors half way open for cross ventilation.
Obviously for heating strike/sparge water there's no reason not to used a lid to help expedite the heating process.
However for the boil, I know you should do that uncovered. My issue is that given these temps, it has actually taken a while to get the wort to a boil.
Is it acceptable to cover the wort with a lit to expedite getting to the boil, then removing it once boil is achieved?
I am worried about excessive water loss due to addition heating/boil time due to the extreme temps.
Thanks,
Chad
I heat my strike/sparge water and conduct my boil on a propane burner in my garage with the two doors half way open for cross ventilation.
Obviously for heating strike/sparge water there's no reason not to used a lid to help expedite the heating process.
However for the boil, I know you should do that uncovered. My issue is that given these temps, it has actually taken a while to get the wort to a boil.
Is it acceptable to cover the wort with a lit to expedite getting to the boil, then removing it once boil is achieved?
I am worried about excessive water loss due to addition heating/boil time due to the extreme temps.
Thanks,
Chad