rebel_scum
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About to brew this- I have an 8 gal brew kettle.
The instructions say it is a 6 gal yield (instead of 5) due to the massive hop additions, so I am a bit confused about how to go about this as the NB recipes always assume you are doing a partial boil starting with 2.5 gallons-
1. Should I try to go about 6 gallons for the pre-boil amount? I have fermcap to help with boil overs- I might even be able to squeeze 6.5 without too much trouble.
2. Should I top off with cold water to achieve a full 6 gallons after the 90 minute boil is done? If so , do I need to adjust the hop schedule any to accommodate for using a near full boil as opposed to 2.5 gallons?
3. Should I adjust the extract schedule at all? It calls for 4# DME at start and 6# LME at 1:15 (90 min boil). Also wants .75# corn sugar at flame out
Here is the hop schedule:
.25oz Amarillo pre-boil
10ML hop shot (injected hop oil)- 90 min
1 oz Columbus- 45 min
1 oz simcoe- 20 min
1.5 oz centennial/2.5oz simcoe -flame out (15 min hop stand)
Dry hop schedule:
1.5 oz Columbus/1 oz centennial/1 oz simcoe- 10 days
.5 oz Columbus/.5 oz simcoe/ .25 oz centennial/.25 oz Amarillo- 4 days
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
The instructions say it is a 6 gal yield (instead of 5) due to the massive hop additions, so I am a bit confused about how to go about this as the NB recipes always assume you are doing a partial boil starting with 2.5 gallons-
1. Should I try to go about 6 gallons for the pre-boil amount? I have fermcap to help with boil overs- I might even be able to squeeze 6.5 without too much trouble.
2. Should I top off with cold water to achieve a full 6 gallons after the 90 minute boil is done? If so , do I need to adjust the hop schedule any to accommodate for using a near full boil as opposed to 2.5 gallons?
3. Should I adjust the extract schedule at all? It calls for 4# DME at start and 6# LME at 1:15 (90 min boil). Also wants .75# corn sugar at flame out
Here is the hop schedule:
.25oz Amarillo pre-boil
10ML hop shot (injected hop oil)- 90 min
1 oz Columbus- 45 min
1 oz simcoe- 20 min
1.5 oz centennial/2.5oz simcoe -flame out (15 min hop stand)
Dry hop schedule:
1.5 oz Columbus/1 oz centennial/1 oz simcoe- 10 days
.5 oz Columbus/.5 oz simcoe/ .25 oz centennial/.25 oz Amarillo- 4 days
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!