Long simmer.

[Sozzled Sab]

Hi all. I am planning on brewing a Czech Pilsner from a GW recipe in Brew classic European beers at home.
The recipe says the wort should be simmered for 150 minutes. Is this really necessary? Far be it for me to question the great man but I'm not sure if I have the patience.
I would welcome your thoughts and suggestions as I have not brewed many lagers.

 

[The Baron]

Not the dreaded 30/60/90 minute boil again.
You may not know but this is a very contentious issue on this thread.
My advice if you are new to brewing is follow the recipe first time if you have the time

 

[Sozzled Sab]

Yes I have seen the boil time thread but decided not to mention it! Not new to brewing but only done 3 lagers

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Do 60 minutes you’ll never tell the difference.

 

[Sadfield]

Do 60 minutes you’ll never tell the difference.

You could say that about absolutely anything though. The only way you'll see the difference in anything is by doing both options and comparing.

 

[starseeker]

But to be fair, 150 min boil does seem to be a bit excessive ,or put another way ,two and a half hours !
It makes a damn long brew day :)