batches_brew Well-Known Member Joined Jul 25, 2008 Messages 156 Reaction score 0 Location Hollyweed Dec 31, 2008 #1 Is it OK to add all extract at the end of the boil if partial mashing a good amount of base malts? My inquiring mind wants to know. Easy question, right?
Is it OK to add all extract at the end of the boil if partial mashing a good amount of base malts? My inquiring mind wants to know. Easy question, right?
Laughing_Gnome_Invisible Well-Known Member Joined Jan 4, 2008 Messages 12,262 Reaction score 733 Dec 31, 2008 #2 Go for it. The boil is for hop utilisation......This is what I heard here anyway.
ifishsum Well-Known Member Joined Aug 8, 2008 Messages 1,447 Reaction score 10 Location Portland OR Dec 31, 2008 #3 I do it regularly with 4-5 lb partial mashes (3 gallon boil). Sometimes I'll add a cup or so of extract at the start but mostly what I boil is the mash wort. I do notice the difference in the hops utilization, which is mostly why I started doing it.
I do it regularly with 4-5 lb partial mashes (3 gallon boil). Sometimes I'll add a cup or so of extract at the start but mostly what I boil is the mash wort. I do notice the difference in the hops utilization, which is mostly why I started doing it.
Moonpile Well-Known Member Joined Apr 5, 2007 Messages 670 Reaction score 2 Location Pasadena, MD Dec 31, 2008 #4 We did it with the two PMs we did before going AG. We were getting apprx half the extract from the mash and half from the DME late addition.
We did it with the two PMs we did before going AG. We were getting apprx half the extract from the mash and half from the DME late addition.
larrybrewer Well-Known Member Joined Nov 6, 2008 Messages 329 Reaction score 9 Location Portland, OR Dec 31, 2008 #5 Yep, go for it! Makes the beer lighter in color, compared to a 60 minute boil of the same amount of extract.
Yep, go for it! Makes the beer lighter in color, compared to a 60 minute boil of the same amount of extract.