Yes, they would, but I would hold off the LME for last since they are already hopped and too dark.
OK, fair enough...many, if not most, canned LME are pre-hopped...Not always. When I brewed extract, I usually used LME, and it was always un-hopped LME.
Seems like late addition is the way to go, wonder why the kits tell you to boil it for the full 60 minutes??
When I first started brewing, believe me, I needed as much help as I could get! I really needed something "idiot proof".
thanks for al the input everyone, very educational. i agree, i've read alot, but it's tip of the "real brew world" iceberg.
so here's my inventory, i'm doing a full boil:
Fermentables
1lb pilsen DME 60min
6lbs amber malt syrup 15 min
grains:
.50 victory malt
.50 briess caramel 60
hops:
1 oz. Perle (60 min)
1 oz. Hallertau Select (15 min)
If you choose liquid yeast
Wyeast #1762 Belgian Abbey II. Optimum temperature: 65-75° F.
so I should stick with adding the malt at 15 min, I like the idea of less twang taste, it's the only thing that's disappointing in my beers so far-maybe i'll a little earlier for a darker color. also, b/c its a full boil, i'll add .5 oz of pearl 60 min and the remainder at 15 with the hallertau. less bitter the better.
btw, drinking a weihenstephaner vitus tonight for the first time, incredible smooth for a 7.7% beer. i really like the 16.9 oz bottles for my homebrew.
I'm a noob and I haven't thought of or heard of late extract addition until now. It sounds late a great idea, especially for the brew I'm doing tomorrow. I recalculated for the late addition on Beersmith, and wow, what a difference on the hop utilization. I'm doing three gallon boils when I brew and with the late addition of the extracts, I'm knocking down the hops I'm using by almost 1/2. While I'm here, another noob question. With the late additions, should I just slowly pour the LME and DME in or should I stir them in. Should I really be afraid of HSA, alot of conflicting info.
I think that if you're doing a full boil, that the benefits of late addition would be negligible. It's a great tool for partial boils, but in a full boil, I'd add all the extract at the beginning, and consider adjusting the hops if the recipe is for a partial boil.
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