Hellfire
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Just realized I never added my dry malt- 3 lbs....just added my liquid malt..Boil has 12min left...any way to salvage this?
The perfect time to add DME.
What an excitingng afternoon.....it will still be beer....but will it be good beer?
Do you like hops? The beer will be more hoppy now.
What an excitingng afternoon.....it will still be beer....but will it be good beer?
With less DME during the boil there is better hop utilization. It will be an excellent hoppy porter. If you give it a try and it is too hoppy just condition the beer for a few months until it mellows out.
The amount of DME during the boil has been found to be a non-issue. Adding extracts at the end of the boil does not harm hop utilization. Adding at the end does improve flavor and color due to less caramelization. Extracts do not need to be boiled since they have already been boiled and DMS driven off. Extracts simply need to be sanitized which can be done with a short boil. One may go so far as to add DME at flameout and let the kettle sit for 15 minutes since the temp of the wort will remain above pasteurization temp of 170* for quite some time.With less DME during the boil there is better hop utilization. It will be an excellent hoppy porter. If you give it a try and it is too hoppy just condition the beer for a few months until it mellows out.
Adding extracts at the end of the boil does not harm hop utilization. Adding at the end does improve flavor and color due to less caramelization
Length of the boil and volume of water effect utilization. DME at 60 minutes or end of boil does not change how hops are isomerized into the wort.Ummm....that's why I said you get BETTER utilization.
Length of the boil and volume of water effect utilization. DME at 60 minutes or end of boil does not change how hops are isomerized into the wort.
Still much debate about this subject. Even John Palmer talks about both sides of this issue.I respectively disagree. Do a search on hop utilization. A beer will be more hoppy if the DME is added late.
Debate continues.
And so it does! Did I really right "respectively?" I meant respectfully.
Anyway, In beer alchemy I can check fermentables for "late addition" and the hop amount will decrease to accomodate.
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