Quick Question on steeping more than recipe calls for

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burns454

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Hello,

I bought the ingredients for the below recipe that I found here in the recipe database. Without thinking I milled the crystal and carapils and dumped them into the same bag, than I remembered that they were both 1lb bags. Recipe calls for 8oz each so I'm not sure how I should proceed. Do I make sure the bag is mixed well and take 1 lb out and steep it or should I steep the full 2 lbs? If I steep the full 2 lbs what should I expect and does my steep time change?

Recipe Type: Extract
Yeast: Salafe S-05
Yeast Starter: No
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.043
Final Gravity: 1.011

Ingredients
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0.50 lb CaraPils (steeped)
0.50 lb Crystal 10L (steeped)
6.00 lb Extra Light Dry Malt Extract
Hops
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0.75 oz Willamette at 60
0.75 oz Willamette at 20
0.50 oz Willamette at 1
Other
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1 unit, Whirfloc at 20

Notes
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Place 3 gallons of cool water in brewpot and bring to 150 F. Put steeping grains in bag and steep for 1 hour.
Lift bag out, let drain and discard.
Bring water to boil, remove from heat and stir in 3 lbs of DME. Return to heat.
Bring to boil and watch for messy boil over. Once risk has subsided, add 60 min hops and start timer.
At 20 minutes, add whirfloc (or irish moss) and 20 minute hops.
At 5 minutes, add remaining DME (using same procedure as above).
At 1 minute, add last 0.50 oz of hops.
 
It's your choice. It would make a different beer.

I would just split it in half since they're mixed together and save the rest. Just eyeball it unless you have a scale.
 
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