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Bitterness extraction will be very different, so make sure to use a calculator that can adjust for things like that.


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I was just recently looked into this for our local club. From what I read, there were no negative effects from late extract additions. In fact, I found several articles specifically advising it. They refer to adding a small amount of extract to start (some say 15-20%, Papazian says 1lb:1gallon), but I imagine the same principles hold true for your scenario. ...


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Most starter kits are based on low volume boils, but boiling the entire volume of the malt extract for the full boil, this aids with proteins I believe. The rule of thumb that a few of my friends use is never go further than doubling the volume by dilution. So 5 litres -> 10 litres is OK. I have other friends who use all the burners on their cooker and ...



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