So I have a few brews under my belt and have just discovered Fermlock-S. It looks like a life saver! Anyways, I typically brew AHS kits and follow the directions: steep grains in 2 gallons, then add 1 more gallon (total of 3) and add the extract and proceed with the boil. Now I am hoping to boil 4 if not 4 1/2 gallons. I'm wondering if I should steep my grains in 4 gallons or steep them in 2 like the kit says and add more water with the extract? Im not trying to mess with AHS recipes and throw things off.
Full Boil Extract Steeping?
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The consensus seems to be to ignore the directions and do the following. Steep in 2 gallons, then with flame still off add about 2 pounds of liquid extract and STIR VERY WELL, boil and add hops at designated times, flame out, add remaining liquid extract and STIR VERY WELL, chill, siphon/pour to fermenter, and top off with cold water to pitching temp. The less you boil your extract, the lighter and clearer your beer. This seems to be a general but hotly debated consensus on HBT.
Since AHS kits contain two-row, a base malt, go ahead and follow the directions for steeping. Then, once you remove the grains, add water to get to the boil volume you desire. Bring it to a boil, and then add about 1/2 of the extract. Do your hop additions as directed, and then add the rest of the extract at flame out and cool as usual. That should give you great results.
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