KLMtheReal
Active Member
Hello guys, I was thinking about a little experiment I want to carry out and I'd like to hear your opinions. For about a year I've been brewing using the BIAB method only. Before that I was brewing using prehopped kits. Since here in Greece the weather is quite hot I was thinking about making a partial Hefe brew, using 50% of light DME, 50% wheat DME, maybe steep some carapils for freshness and a ~13 IBU noble hop addition. I don't want to use my propane burner for once and do it convenienty on my stovetop. Sadly, my biggest kettle in the kitchen is 4 litres.
My question is, can I steep my grains in this kettle, adding my DME afterwards and boil normally with hops, then top it with plain water in the fermenter? Maybe for a 2,4 gallon batch (9 litres), essentially making a "prehopped kit" myself Should I add more hops to compensate for the poor utilization, or can that be done in the first place? Cheers!
EDIT: Apparently if I steep my grains, add DME and boil with hops I'll make a big syrupy mess so I think I could steep my carapils and then boil with hops, throw it in my fermenter and then add the DME to more water in the kettle and proceed to do an additional boil
My question is, can I steep my grains in this kettle, adding my DME afterwards and boil normally with hops, then top it with plain water in the fermenter? Maybe for a 2,4 gallon batch (9 litres), essentially making a "prehopped kit" myself Should I add more hops to compensate for the poor utilization, or can that be done in the first place? Cheers!
EDIT: Apparently if I steep my grains, add DME and boil with hops I'll make a big syrupy mess so I think I could steep my carapils and then boil with hops, throw it in my fermenter and then add the DME to more water in the kettle and proceed to do an additional boil
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