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Been brewing for a couple years now, have fairly good processes (sanitation, temperature-controlled fermentation chamber, air pump for aeration, utilize starters, full-volume boil, etc).
In general, I much prefer to drink the beers that result from using an all-grain recipe/approach. As I get busier in life, however, I'm looking for ways to shorten the brewday. A double IPA seems like it might lend itself to using extract and steeping grains, since the malt flavor itself is not a focus of the beer.
Has anyone brewed a similar double IPA recipe using both extract/steeping grains and all-grain processes? If so, how did the extract version compare/contrast with the all-grain version? Thanks for your input!
Been brewing for a couple years now, have fairly good processes (sanitation, temperature-controlled fermentation chamber, air pump for aeration, utilize starters, full-volume boil, etc).
In general, I much prefer to drink the beers that result from using an all-grain recipe/approach. As I get busier in life, however, I'm looking for ways to shorten the brewday. A double IPA seems like it might lend itself to using extract and steeping grains, since the malt flavor itself is not a focus of the beer.
Has anyone brewed a similar double IPA recipe using both extract/steeping grains and all-grain processes? If so, how did the extract version compare/contrast with the all-grain version? Thanks for your input!