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Amber Ale
Makes 5 Gallons
7 lbs. Amber Malt Syrup
2 lbs Light D.M.E
1 lb (40L) Crystal Malt
Hops
2 oz. Mt. Hood (60 min)
1/2 oz. Cascade (15min)
1/2 oz. Cascade (5min)
1 tsp Gypsum
1 tsp Irish Moss(20 min)
2 pkgs Muntons Ale Yeast
the price $28.00
item #R002

India Pale Ale (All Grain)
Makes 10 Gallons
20 lbs Pale Ale Malt (mash)
2 lbs Crystal 20L (mash)
1.5 lbs Cara-Pils Dextrine (mash)
Hops
1 oz Nugget whole (boil 60 min)
1/2 oz Nugget whole (boil 45 min)
2 oz Cascade whole (finish 45 min)
3 oz Cascade pellet (dry hop 7 days)
3 tsp Gypsum (mash)
2 tsp Irish Moss (boil 20 min)
Yeast
2 pkgs White Labs Irish Stout
the price $43.00
+ $4.00 yeast handling fee
item #R006

Octoberfest
Makes 5 Gallons
4 lbs. Light Malt Syrup
4 lbs Light D.M.E
1/3 lb (20L) Crystal Malt
1/3 lb (40L) Crystal Malt
1/3 lb (80L) Crystal Malt
Hops
2 oz. Hallertauer (60 min)
1 tsp Irish Moss (20 min)
1 pkg WL820 Octoberfest/Marzen Lager Yeast
the price $30.00
+ $4.00 yeast handling fee
item #R004

Pale Ale
Makes 5 Gallons
7 lbs. Light Malt Syrup
1 lb (20L) Crystal Malt
Hops
2 oz. Cascade (60 min)
1/2 oz. Mt. Hood (15min)
1/2 oz. Mt. Hood (5 min)
1 tsp Gypsum
1 tsp Irish Moss (20 min)
2 pkgs Nottingham Ale Yeast
the price $23.00
item #R001

Be careful when converting all-grain recipes to extract recipes that use a concentrated wort boil. Remember, hop utilization decreases with concentrated wort boils. While a 60 to 90 minute boil of an all-grain recipe may get 30% utilization, the same boiling time of 6 lbs. (2.7 kg.) of extract boiled in 2 gallons (7.6 l.) of water will result in a 23% utilization. Do a little math and you will realize the necessity of adding 25% more hops to have the same contribution to bitterness.
Likewise, if extract brewers wish to convert their boiling procedures to full wort boils, the reverse of this principle applies; you need to consider reducing bittering hops by 25%.
Converting from a concentrated wort boil to a full wort boil (or vice versa) and substituting hop pellets for whole hops (or vice versa) can lead to as much as a 30 to 40% difference in the amount of bittering hops called for in a recipe in order to match what the recipe formulator intended. That's quite startling if you've never considered it before.*

*This excerpt is from The Homebrewers Companion
item #5620
our price $12.00

Positive Perspective Porter
Makes 5 Gallons
7 lbs. Amber Malt Syrup
1 lbs Dark D.M.E
1 lb (60L) Crystal Malt
1/3 lb Chocolate Malt
1/3 lb Black Patent Malt
Hops
2 oz. Centenial (60 min)
1/2 oz. Tettnanger (15min)
1/2 oz. Tettnanger (5 min)
1 tsp Gypsum
1 tsp Irish Moss (20 min)
2 pkgs Muntons Ale Yeast
the price $30.00
item #R003

Weizen
Makes 5 Gallons
7 lbs Wheat Malt Syrup
1 lb Wheat D.M.E
Hops
1 oz Saaz (60 min)
1/2 oz Hallertauer (10 min)
2 pkgs Windsor Ale Yeast
the price $24.00
item #R005

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