Help a noob with partial extract / mash

[BrewNoob290]

I'm new to brewing and I've just ordered some LME, grains & hops.
I have a 2 us gallon kettle and will boil the grains, add the LME, then add the hops at the times needed, once done, I will put the boiling water in the fermentation bucket top up with water to the right temp and 23 litre mark and wait till done.
My questions are:-
Brewing this way how much water should I start the grains with?
How much LME, Grains & Hops do I use?
Will I need to add sugar?

 

[Lefou]

Sounds like you need a good calculator that accounts for your choice of ingredients. You also need to determine your desired style, alcohol content, and hopping levels.

I use a good online calculator (free) like Brewers Friend and enter the total desired batch size (volume in gallons or liters), then enter my boil volume. Your pre-boil volume will always have a higher starting gravity that will influence your final ABV and hop perception. There are other good calculators to choose from, too.
Sugar is basically an adjunct that will boost your ABV and influence the possible dryness of your beer. If you have enough extract and steeping grains to achieve your desired gravity and projected alcohol level, you may not need sugar at all.

 

[chickypad]

You also need to figure out if you are doing steeping grains with extract, or an actual partial mash. You typically need to input that in the calculator as the yield will be different between the two. A mash requires base malt, must be at a more narrow range of proper temps, also typically there is more attention to the water/grain ratio. With steeping grains there is no conversion of starches to sugars going on. It's more like making a tea where you are just dissolving sugars, flavor, and color from the grain and you don't have to worry about a lot of that other stuff. You might check out How to Brew, the older version is free online - link below. FYI not sure if you meant to say boiling the wort - with neither of these techniques do you actually boil the grains.

http://www.howtobrew.com/

edit: there is a recipe section here - see link at top of the page