goplayoutside
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone. So I am an extract brewer balking at the current high hop prices and was thinking of going to an extract late brewing method as described here. Looks like there are other benifits, too! So for those of you with experience using the method, here are my two questions:
1) Does anyone have any experience doing this and can anyone give more specifics on the process? Such as how to decide how much extract to add at the beginning of the boil and how much at the end?
2) How will this affect my Hop utilization in terms of the amount of hops I use? From what I've seen in these forums people are just saying use about 20% less, which may work some but this number must be dependent on how big your boil is (mine is small due to my s*%tty electric stove) and how much extract you add at the beginning of the boil (I would like to add as little as possible, due to the aforementioned small boil). Basically I am anxious to be able to use some of my old recipes with this method and be confident that I am not going to miss my bittering.
I can't wait to graduate so I have the space, time, and budget for an AG setup.
1) Does anyone have any experience doing this and can anyone give more specifics on the process? Such as how to decide how much extract to add at the beginning of the boil and how much at the end?
2) How will this affect my Hop utilization in terms of the amount of hops I use? From what I've seen in these forums people are just saying use about 20% less, which may work some but this number must be dependent on how big your boil is (mine is small due to my s*%tty electric stove) and how much extract you add at the beginning of the boil (I would like to add as little as possible, due to the aforementioned small boil). Basically I am anxious to be able to use some of my old recipes with this method and be confident that I am not going to miss my bittering.
I can't wait to graduate so I have the space, time, and budget for an AG setup.