Don’t Cover Your Pot when Homebrewing – Beer Brewing Quick Tip

Today’s tip explains why you should not cover your pot when boiling up a batch of beer. An important function of the boil is to release a number of volatile chemicals including DMS that you don’t want in the finished beer.

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