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RE: Add DME last 10 minutes... I have never done this before, I have always boiled my extract for at least 30 minutes or so, because sometimes I get a hot break. Is this not important for the clarity of the beer?

Hmmm... :-) I like that. Maybe I should just do it right with the 750 ml bottles, corks and cages. Just means I have space to brew something else then. The advantage I saw for kegging was being able to let the entire batch age together. Other than having the keg tied up for awhile... are...

Correct... not for priming. I wanted about 1.75 lbs of candi sugar for the recipe, but only had 1.5 lbs. I was going to make up for the rest in sugar, but for fun I may give a whack at the invert process. I was hoping to have the Candi at about +15% of the total bill... I know I have read...

8.00 lb Pilsen Light Extract (DME) 0.25 lb Aromatic Malt (grain) 0.25 lb Cara-Pils (grain) 0.25 lb Munich Malt (grain) 1.50 lb Candi Sugar 0.25 lb Table Sugar (Can this be used instead of the Candi Sugar?) 1.50 oz Goldings, East Kent (45 min) 1.00 oz Hallertauer (15 min) 1.00 tsp...

Did you modify the ingredients at all? What was your measured OG?

So... all 8 lbs of DME in the last 10 minutes?

debaniel, and Parker36... Have any recommendations on grain to use instead of the Munich? What reasons do you recommend reducing the Munich? I picked Munich, because I just happen to have a 1 lb bag of it staring me down, and I tend to like the malty flavors it imparts... I thought that it...

Ah good catch... It does say 5 gallons. I must have read "6.5 gallon fermenter" and mistook it as yield.

Greetings, I recently purchased a Brewers Best Belgian Tripel. I have been contemplating modifying the recipe a bit, and would appreciate some comments and suggestions! Original Packages comes with: (7 lbs) pilsen light dry malt extract (4 oz ) carapils (4 oz ) Aromatic (1.5 lb ) light candi...