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I have the morebeer Janet's brown extract kit in primary now. Day 9. I'm planning on a 14 day primary before I add the dry hops for 7 days, then bottle. Sounds like I will need to exercise some serious restraint once I bottle.:)

I have my first full-boil extract in primary now. I steeped my grains (2lbs) in the full volume of water (6.5 gal) for 1/2 hour at 158*. I don't know if I'll get any off flavors from the full kettle steep (the OG sample tasted great), but is there any importance to boil the extract to...

Me too. It will be my first attempt at a full boil extract as well. I have my starter working now. :mug:

I have a few extract batches under my belt over the past year, and, after a slightly underwhelming end result with extract, I am working on updating my equipment for the switch to all-grain. This forum has been providing me with super valuable info on different setups and techniques I should...

Ninkasi - Total Domination IPA P.S. Glad to finally join a great forum that I have lurked for far too long