Wort produced from a combination of both malt extract (dry or liquid) and the mashing (steeping) of grains.
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Original Gravity: Calculate or measure
I've been told that for extract brewing it's best to simply calculate the original gravity instead of measuring it. Is this correct? What are the pros/cons either way? What about with ...
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Partial-mash vs. Mini mash. Is there a difference?
I've heard of people doing mini mash and partial mash. I always thought they were interchangeable terms for the same activity. But the other day I stumbled across someone who said "this works well ...
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How do I do a partial mash?
I understand (from experience) how to brew with extract and steeping specialty grains.
I understand (from reading numerous books, blogs, etc.) how to do an all-grain mash.
I see little on how to ...
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How to clean grain bags?
I did a partial mash tonight, and I want to reuse my grain bag for future uses. I tried to rinse it out, but pieces of grain are still in there. What do you guys do to clean it out fully? Throw it in ...
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Does mash thickness make a difference in any calculations?
I am looking to do my first partial mash and I have been seeing instructions for using a mash thickness anywhere from 1 to 1.5 quarts of water per pound (per 450g). What does the thickness of a mash ...
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How do you sparge small amounts of grain in a partial mash recipe?
For less than around 2 pounds of milled grain in a nylon bag, do you need an elaborate sparging process?
Do you need much of the equipment for an all-grain setup, or can you basically just soak the ...
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Sparge volume for batch sparging a partial mash
First off:
I realize there are a few somewhat related questions but I think my question will be specific enough to justify it's own question. Specifically this question, but I'm not looking for an ...
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Special B -OR- CaraPils?
working on improving recipe formulation and wondering which is better?
Looking for good mouth feel and head retention,(who isn't I guess) but most of all a big malt forward beer. In doing unrelated ...
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How to steep 2-row in a partial grain recipe
New to brewing, only done a few all-extract batches.
For my next batch I came across an APA recipe that called for a 2:1 ratio of DME to 2-row malt. What wasn't clear to me was if I should just plan ...
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Liquid Malt Extract Variation
While picking up supplies for my 2nd brew yesterday, I noticed that I'm using the same LME for this brew (pale ale) as I did for my last (brown ale). In fact, I only saw the one barrel, so I think ...
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Flaked Maize Mini/Partial Mash
Still back on extract brews due to time/equipment constraints, but I am making a cream ale this week. Have one lb of flaked maize for a 5 gallon batch (along with 6 lbs of DME), and I understand that ...
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Partial Mash Extract twang
The off flavor i am tasting is sweet, and actually tastes malty/caramel. It's supposed to be an IPA but this sweet flavor is disconnected form the hops. Will leaving it in the bottle longer help ...
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Boil Time for Partial Mash with a Hopped Extract
I'm doing a partial mash, but using a pre-hopped-extract. I'm adding flavour and aroma hop additions in the 15 to 1 minute range, but no bittering hops.
How long does my boil time need to be? ...
