brackbrew
Well-Known Member
While I wouldn't consider myself a beginner brewer anymore (although I do ask a TON of questions on this forum), I feel like this is a beginner question (no disrespect to all of you starting out), so I'll post it in the beginner forum.
I swear I do this differently everytime--WHICH WAY IS RIGHT?! I'm an extract brewer that does partial mashes and full wort boils. After steeping the grains and sparging them over the rest of the water already coming up to temp in the kettle, do I add the DME and hops before it boils or bring the water (well, diluted grain tea really) to boil, remove heat, add DME and hops and return to boil?
The second option is what I used to do when I stovetop brewed, I think.
Anyway, thanks for your help, and hopefully this will help any newbies out there wondering the same thing.
BREW ON
I swear I do this differently everytime--WHICH WAY IS RIGHT?! I'm an extract brewer that does partial mashes and full wort boils. After steeping the grains and sparging them over the rest of the water already coming up to temp in the kettle, do I add the DME and hops before it boils or bring the water (well, diluted grain tea really) to boil, remove heat, add DME and hops and return to boil?
The second option is what I used to do when I stovetop brewed, I think.
Anyway, thanks for your help, and hopefully this will help any newbies out there wondering the same thing.
BREW ON