Question about all-grain

[thawk86CO]

Is all grain recipes suppose to include dry malt extracts? I thought all grain meant no extract either dry or liquid, but I keep seeing DME in all grain recipes.

 

[LLBeanJ]

Those are partial mash recipes, which are a sort of extract/all-grain hybrid.

 

[thawk86CO]

Thanks

 

[res291que]

Some also use DME to boost gravity depending on mash tun size

 

[RM-MN]

All grain should have no extract at all but sometimes people have poor mash efficiency and get a beer with lower OG than intended and boost it back to where it should be by adding extract. If the recipe calls for malt extract, it isn't all grain.