help with this kit

[Teewinot]

My British Bitter kit is set for delivery today according to UPS. I was considering adding the extract late rather than boiling for the full time, to control some of the darkness.

Here is a link to the ingrediants: http://www.northernbrewer.com/docs/kis-html/1001.html

I'll do a partial boil, as per the kit instructions (1 1/2 gal water and steeping grains as temp rises). Can anyone help me adjust hop quantities etc. for adding the extract late? Do I even need to worry about altering quantities with a partial boil? Should I even give a crap, since this is only my second brew (Phat Tyre is in secondary ready to bottle).

Thanks for any help, hints, and comments! And for the great site!

Cheers!

 

[Liquidicem]

I wouldn't worry too much about adjusting your hops for this. I would suggest adding the DME at the beginning and then the LME for the last 15 minutes.

 

[david_42]

Doing a late addition will shift you from the low end of the IBU range for a Bitter to about the middle, but EKG is such a smooth hop it won't be a problem.

 

[Teewinot]

Thanks for the quick response guys! So I'll plan on adding the DME for the full time, and I'll add the LME for the last 15 minutes. No changes to the hop schedule. Sweet!