Ok, so I am going to brew this kit on Sunday! I was looking at the procedure list, and the hop adding schedule reaaaaally confused me. Can anyone tell me how long each stage is? Here is the boil schedule from the pdf of recipe on midwestsupplies.com:
With the kettle removed from the burner, add the malt extract (some kits contain liquid
(LME), dry (DME) or both). Make sure to stir the water so the malt extract does not scorch on the
bottom of your pot. When the extract is fully dissolved, return the kettle to the burner. As soon as
you see a boiling bubble, add 1 oz Chinook bittering hops and boil 60 minutes for optimal hop
utilization and bittering. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR POT UNATTENDED! Boil-overs are messy and
should be cleaned up immediately. After 15 minutes add ½ oz Cascade hops (45 min). Wait 15 more
minutes and add ½ oz Centennial hops (30 min). After 10 more minutes add the other ½ oz
Cascade hops (20 min.) Wait 10 minutes then add the other ½ oz Centennial hops (10 min). After 5
minutes add 1 oz Crystal (5 min) aroma hops for the last five minutes and remove the pot from the
burner.
I am really confused about how to interpret each time stamp next to the hop additions. Do they mean 60 minutes total for all of the hops with each of the additions and printed time stamps being added with that amount of time left in the boil (the numbers in the parentheses)?
Thanks