Questions tagged [extract-plus-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 extract+...
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Why is my O.G. less then what I calculated?
I am trying to figure out what I did wrong, when I measured my O.G. it came out to 1.060/1.062, what i calculated is, and what the recipe states it should be in the 1.070 to 1.080 range......
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Is a long boil with extract necessary?
I'm making a late hopped extract beer later tonight. (Jamil's Evil Twin as posted http://www.mrmalty.com/late_hopping.htm) He suggests at 90 minute boil with the first hop addition coming 20 minutes ...
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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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Why add extract late [duplicate]
I have heard mention of late addition of extracts. I was under the impression that you need to boil the extract to kill off any possible nasties?
When I brew, so far always from a prepackaged kit, ...
