car421
Well-Known Member
Gonna brew an Aussie Ale kit that I picked up at my LHBS and after doing some reading on here I was thinking of trying something new.
5 lbs Light DME
1 lb crystal malts
3/4 oz Brewers gold bittering pellet hops
1/2 oz HallertaueG finishing whole hops
Safale US-05 dry Yeast
My usual method would be to steep the grains in a bag in 3 gal. water at ~152 for 20 min, bring to a boil add DME and add Hops per schedule using hop bag with a total boil time of 60 min.
This method has produced a good beer each time.
Now on my last batch I added ~1/2 the DME at the start and the remaining with 15 min left, followed hop schedule using hop bags. Beer is lighter in color and the sample I tried tasted great (will be kegging it Wed morning).
Now I was wondering about using less water to seep - seem that I have read that ~2 quarts per lb is the way to go. Not fully sure of the exact method of this and what the benefits are. and when is it best to add the 5lbs of light DME? Also some advocate not using hop bags as that helps?
I have been brewing for about 18 months and have made consistent extract batches but if I can step it up a notch it would be great.
5 lbs Light DME
1 lb crystal malts
3/4 oz Brewers gold bittering pellet hops
1/2 oz HallertaueG finishing whole hops
Safale US-05 dry Yeast
My usual method would be to steep the grains in a bag in 3 gal. water at ~152 for 20 min, bring to a boil add DME and add Hops per schedule using hop bag with a total boil time of 60 min.
This method has produced a good beer each time.
Now on my last batch I added ~1/2 the DME at the start and the remaining with 15 min left, followed hop schedule using hop bags. Beer is lighter in color and the sample I tried tasted great (will be kegging it Wed morning).
Now I was wondering about using less water to seep - seem that I have read that ~2 quarts per lb is the way to go. Not fully sure of the exact method of this and what the benefits are. and when is it best to add the 5lbs of light DME? Also some advocate not using hop bags as that helps?
I have been brewing for about 18 months and have made consistent extract batches but if I can step it up a notch it would be great.