Help me please (converting partial mash recipe to partial boil)

BigB said:

Don't even bother with splitting up the extract. Just add it at the beginning. The whole idea behind late addition extract is mainly to keep it from darkening.

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Yooper said:

I go the other way - add the extract at the END, all of it. That would be best.

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yooper said:

i go the other way :d- add the extract at the end, all of it. That would be best.

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Brewskier said:

My big fear here is that, somehow, I'll get a really watered down product at the end. I understand the process as it relates to extract, because of how concentrated it is. I was just worried that, since I have more grain than extract in this batch, that the partial boil amount won't be as concentrated, and adding top off water at the end will have different results.

Thanks for your suggestions. I may just add it all to the beginning in this case, since it's supposed to be a darker beer anyway (with the carafa thrown in specifically to bump up the color).

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Yooper said:

You won't get a "watered down product", if you're using the same amount of extract and topping off with water it really doesn't matter if you add the extract early or late for that.

The reason to add the extract late in the boil is more for the final taste of the beer. Adding it at the end of the boil means less maillard reactions, and a less "cooked extract" taste, and more like the all-grain version of the same beer.

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