Anybody ever done this kit before? Any advice? I bought 2 ounces of extra cascade hops, any advice on what could make this beer breat would be appreciated. Been getting a lot of good feedback from this forum already, thanks everybody!
dmboiler said:I just purchased this for my next batch. I've heard nothing but good things and am really looking forward to it. Most people just seem to follow the directions and it turns out great. The main adjustment I plan on making is late extract addition. Good luck!
What do you mean? What kind of flavor are you trying to impart on the beer?
dmboiler said:I'm very new to this, so don't take what I say as gospel. I purchased the extract kit from Midwest and assumed you did as well. Adding the extract late (as opposed to adding all of it at the beginning of the boil, as the instructions state) will help prevent over-caramelization of the extract and the off-flavors that can come with that. I plan on adding all of mine with 10 or 15 minutes left in the boil. Some on here don't add any until flame-out.
I'm very new to this, so don't take what I say as gospel. I purchased the extract kit from Midwest and assumed you did as well. Adding the extract late (as opposed to adding all of it at the beginning of the boil, as the instructions state) will help prevent over-caramelization of the extract and the off-flavors that can come with that. I plan on adding all of mine with 10 or 15 minutes left in the boil. Some on here don't add any until flame-out.
WileECoyote said:Hello, you really only want to add 1/2 of your malt extract toward the end of your boil, the malt extract helps with hop utilization so I wouldn't omit all of it from the beginning of the boil if it were me.
Also f you add 1/2 late it will help with keeping your brew lighter color.
Cheers
Holy_Hops said:Midwest's kits are fantastic. The one thing I found, too, was doing a full boil if you have a big enough kettle. On recipes like this Surly clone it'll really help add that hoppy kick you're looking for.
I am a hop head! I bought 2 extra ounces of cascade hops for this brew, but im not quiet sure when to use them. Should i distribute the 1 ounce for the boil and use the other for a dry hop? Or all in the boil? Or all in the dry hop? What happens is a mystery to me so far.
WileECoyote said:Hello, On hop additions it depends what you are looking for out of them, the longer hops are boiled the more oils=bitter you get out of them 60+ min to 30 min ish, less time is for flavor 25 min to 10 min, and hop aroma is even less time 10 min to flame out. I always count a boil down from start of boil to flame out.
I have not dry hopped yet so Im really not sure, but "best guess" is that longer time dry hopping will add more flavor and aroma and will not really add bitterness.
Cheers
WileECoyote said:Hello, On hop additions it depends what you are looking for out of them, the longer hops are boiled the more oils=bitter you get out of them 60+ min to 30 min ish, less time is for flavor 25 min to 10 min, and hop aroma is even less time 10 min to flame out. I always count a boil down from start of boil to flame out.
I have not dry hopped yet so Im really not sure, but "best guess" is that longer time dry hopping will add more flavor and aroma and will not really add bitterness.
Cheers
Most of the dry hopping benefits come within the first few days. If you dry hop for longer than 14 days or so the hops can impart a grassy vegetal flavor.
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