Willbrew

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What would the purpose be for 2 lbs light dme in a 9.5 lb all grain grain porter

neovox

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None that I can think of unless you're trying to make up or lower than expected gravity.

ozzy1038

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I would guess to raise your OG in order to have a higher ABV.

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On Deck: Cream Ale and Blue Moon clone for MIL

Primary: Hopped Up Brown

Bottled: Litehaus Wheat, Orange APA, Rauchbier, Willy's Cream Stout

Kegged: Tank 7 Clone renamed "Le Ferme" (dryhopped cascade, sorachi), Caramel Amber Ale, Trout Bum APA, 3 Dogs APA


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dmcoates

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The only reason i can think of is not have the room to mash 13lbs of grain in the mash tun. Maybe it was brewed using brew in a bag tech.

neovox

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Good thought. Very likely.

dmcoates

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I only know casue thats what i have to do when brewing 10gal batchs of IPA in my 10gal mash tun.

Willbrew

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Well damn i shouldve went with another full grain what would be a good alternative...anything?

32Brew

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i do what a few have called (and I like) "mostly mash." I do stove top batches, and the pot I use for an MT doesn't hold enough gsin for the higher abv beers. So, i add a couple of pounds of DME/LME to the boil to bring the gravity inline for a recipe.

Homercidal

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What's wrong with adding 2 lbs of extract? It's not very much relative to the amount of grain being used...

If you don't want to use extract, and you have room in your tun for the grain needed, just substitute more grain for the extract.