{"id":5938,"date":"2016-02-16T14:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=5938"},"modified":"2016-02-16T14:00:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T19:00:08","slug":"dont-cover-your-pot-when-homebrewing-beer-brewing-quick-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/16\/dont-cover-your-pot-when-homebrewing-beer-brewing-quick-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Cover Your Pot when Homebrewing &#8211; Beer Brewing Quick Tip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/16\/dont-cover-your-pot-when-homebrewing-beer-brewing-quick-tip\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5892\" src=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tips200.png\" alt=\"Tips200\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tips200.png 200w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tips200-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tips200-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Today&#8217;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&#8217;t want in the finished beer.<\/p>\n<p>BeerSmith Quick Brewing and Software tips are some short 1-3 minute video clips I&#8217;ve put together for brewers. For more clips visit my blog at <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\">BeerSmith.com\/Blog<\/a> or subscribe to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/mrbeersmith\">Youtube Channel: MrBeerSmith.<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uL-VCOz8Vjg\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThanks for joining me on the <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\">BeerSmith Home Brewing Blog<\/a>. 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