HossTheGreat
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So thus far I've done 6 batches. All extract kits from morebeer, austin homebrew, and midwest. To this point all have been 3 gallon partial boils. I was able to score an 8 gallon pot on CL last weekend and am getting ready to do my first full boil. I understand that I need to initially boil 5.5 to 6 Gallons to account for evaporation. However, my confusion is how much hops to use. On all of the kits I buy, it seems as though the instructions are geared to people doing 2.5-3 gallon boils. I emailed both ahs and Midwest. The reply from AHS was to cut down on the amount of hops to use by as much as 1/4oz. The reply from Midwest said not to worry and follow the recipe outlined on the sheet. Because I got conflicting answers, I thought I'd present it to the pros here on HBT to see if you all could help me out. Thanks.
