how much steeped grain water in extract brewing?

megaman said:

Currently, we brew with a 1/2 full kettle and add malt extract and steeped grainw ater to it. What would happen if I steeped the grains in the kettle, then removed them, then added the wort? So instead of ~2quarts of steeped grain water I would have ~2.5 gallons of steeped grain water.

I understand the risk for astringint flavors is increased, but assume that I hold my temperature right and only leave the grains in for 30 mins or less.

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Moonshae said:

When I was brewing with steeping grains and extract, I always steeped in the kettle with however much water I was using for the boil. After 30 mins, remove the bag of grains and increase temp. Never had any astringency issues. You're more likely to rinse out all the sugars with more water anyway.

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