...liquid and dry extract is merely wort that has already been boiled and then most the water is removed for storage and shipping purposes; right?...
Can someone tell me the pros and cons to late extract brewing? When do you add it? Are you just boiling hops and water until you add it? Does the beer come out better?
Late extract additions are a method for extract brewers who do not (or cannot) boil the full amount of wort.[/IMG]
Not necessarily true. The logic is that the extract has already been boiled so there is no need to do it again. Whether full boil or not.
Yes, some people like to boil a very small portion of the extract for the full duration and then add the bulk of it at the end. I don't find that to be necessary. When I do extract, I steep my grain as usual, bring to boil, add hops per recipe and boil down to the last ten minutes and add the extract. I do like to boil the extract for just a few minutes to make sure it gets sanitized. I also don't want to be trying to add my finishing hops and extract at the same time. This method also lets the liquid boil down so there is more room in the kettle when you add the extract = less chance of boilover.
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