Mrakis
Well-Known Member
So my instructions for my first brew, a belgian tripple ipa extract kit, were pretty generic. I was wondering if someone could shed a little light on the effect some of the steps had on the finished product. I added any of my understanding of the boil process, so please correct me where i am wrong. The last two steps i am most interested in.
-So adding 1oz of hops at the start of the boil of a high alpha acid hop (magnum) is for bittering purposes, correct?
-The instructions called for adding 3.5 lbs of pilsen malt extract at the start, and then adding an additional 6 lbs of pilsen malt extract with 15 mins left of the boil. Is this a way of keeping the malt from carmalizing, causing the beer to be darker in color than expected?
- Add 1 oz of cascade hops with 15 mins left to boil. Add 1 oz cascade hops with 5 mins left to boil. What effect do these different times have on the finished product?
'-Add 2lbs of corn sugar at the end of the boil. Is this strictly for boasting up the gravity of this particular beer? Also, when people do use DME to bump up the gravity, is this step usually done at the end of the boil?
Thanks
-So adding 1oz of hops at the start of the boil of a high alpha acid hop (magnum) is for bittering purposes, correct?
-The instructions called for adding 3.5 lbs of pilsen malt extract at the start, and then adding an additional 6 lbs of pilsen malt extract with 15 mins left of the boil. Is this a way of keeping the malt from carmalizing, causing the beer to be darker in color than expected?
- Add 1 oz of cascade hops with 15 mins left to boil. Add 1 oz cascade hops with 5 mins left to boil. What effect do these different times have on the finished product?
'-Add 2lbs of corn sugar at the end of the boil. Is this strictly for boasting up the gravity of this particular beer? Also, when people do use DME to bump up the gravity, is this step usually done at the end of the boil?
Thanks