shanecb
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone. My second batch of beer is going to be Coopers IPA kit. I'm looking to kick it up a bit, so I bought 1# of Pilsen light DME and 1oz of Kent Goldings hops, and am going to boil for at least a bit. I wanted to make sure that I was approaching this correctly.
Since the kit is prehopped extract, I was thinking maybe only a 30min boil on the Kent Goldings hops. So I was going to bring about 2L of water to a boil, mix in the can of extract and the DME, then put in the hops for a 30min boil. Is this a good plan? Would the hops have enough time to put in some decent flavor? I want to get more than just the bitterness out of the additional hops, because I really enjoy the Kent Goldings flavor. Also, is adding the extra DME at the beginning okay, or will it change things up for the better if I add the extra extract later in the boil?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Since the kit is prehopped extract, I was thinking maybe only a 30min boil on the Kent Goldings hops. So I was going to bring about 2L of water to a boil, mix in the can of extract and the DME, then put in the hops for a 30min boil. Is this a good plan? Would the hops have enough time to put in some decent flavor? I want to get more than just the bitterness out of the additional hops, because I really enjoy the Kent Goldings flavor. Also, is adding the extra DME at the beginning okay, or will it change things up for the better if I add the extra extract later in the boil?
Thanks a lot in advance!