I asked this in a different thread, but I decided I should just start my own.
I am going to brew NB's German Alt, but I have a few questions.
Here's the recipie:
Specialty Grains
-1 lbs. Weyermann Caramunich II
Fermentables
-6 lbs. NB Munich Malt Syrup
-1 lbs. Amber Dry Malt Extract
Boil Additions
-1 oz. Perle (60 min)
-1 oz. Perle (45 min)
-1 oz. Spalt (15 min)
Wyeast 1007
I want to keep this as in style as I can and have heard that with the partial boil on this the IBUs can be a little low and the beer should be dried out somewhat.
I will be doing a 2.5 gal boil. To help with IBUs, would it be better to put the DME in @ @60 and the LME in @ 20? Any idea on how that would up the IBUs? Does any of the software out there account for late extract addition? With the late addition, should I stop the timer until it gets back to a full boil? Adding 6lbs of LME will stop the boil even if I warm it up with my hot tap water, IME.
My other option would be to switch the LME for 5# DME and add 3#DME @ 60 and 3@20.
Which would be the better way to go to get this more "on-style" for IBUs with my partial boil of 2.5 gal?
To help dry it out, I have heard, but never tried, that you can add 1# of 2-row to the steeping grains, keep it at 150 for 30min to help the extract convert and help the beer to dry a little bit more (an issue with extract brews). Any truth to this? Or would it be better to switch to lighter extract and get color/flavor from more steeping grains?
Thanks!
I am going to brew NB's German Alt, but I have a few questions.
Here's the recipie:
Specialty Grains
-1 lbs. Weyermann Caramunich II
Fermentables
-6 lbs. NB Munich Malt Syrup
-1 lbs. Amber Dry Malt Extract
Boil Additions
-1 oz. Perle (60 min)
-1 oz. Perle (45 min)
-1 oz. Spalt (15 min)
Wyeast 1007
I want to keep this as in style as I can and have heard that with the partial boil on this the IBUs can be a little low and the beer should be dried out somewhat.
I will be doing a 2.5 gal boil. To help with IBUs, would it be better to put the DME in @ @60 and the LME in @ 20? Any idea on how that would up the IBUs? Does any of the software out there account for late extract addition? With the late addition, should I stop the timer until it gets back to a full boil? Adding 6lbs of LME will stop the boil even if I warm it up with my hot tap water, IME.
My other option would be to switch the LME for 5# DME and add 3#DME @ 60 and 3@20.
Which would be the better way to go to get this more "on-style" for IBUs with my partial boil of 2.5 gal?
To help dry it out, I have heard, but never tried, that you can add 1# of 2-row to the steeping grains, keep it at 150 for 30min to help the extract convert and help the beer to dry a little bit more (an issue with extract brews). Any truth to this? Or would it be better to switch to lighter extract and get color/flavor from more steeping grains?
Thanks!