I just listened to the brew strong episode from nov 29 2010. In it the hosts talk about not boiling LME but instead just adding it straight to the fermentor, or really late in the boil. I have been boiling mine for the full 60 min as instructed by my LHBS. Question is. -What is the point to not boiling the LME for the full time? -Can this be done with any LME? I think my LHBS buys in bulk …

I currently brew all-grain using a 7.5 gallon pot on a propane burner outside at a house I currently rent. However, I'm planning to move within the year to an apartment in the city and likely won't have the space to do outdoor brewing. Is there an effective way to do full boils without a propane burner? Is a gas stove absolutely required or are there other ways to do it (multiple burners, etc)?

I am modifying an extract recipe for a full volume boil. I understand how to use a brew calculator to calculate modified hop additions, but since my LHBS store sells hops in 1 oz bags, I'd rather not add 0.6 oz and throw away half the bag. Are there other good approaches to make these changes?

So for the NB Innkeeper, I've read the ibu's should be mid 30's, and their extract kits account for partial boil. The same additions once scaled for a 6 gallon boil shoots to mid 40's. I'm guessing the simplest way to roll back the ibu's would scale the 1oz fuggles(60min) to .6-.75 oz would keep it mid 30's. How much would i expect this to alter the actual recipe's flavor, considering the flavor/aroma additions will be in line with the …

I've done 2 full boils and probably 10 partial boils since I've started homebrewing. In both full boils, my OG has been significantly higher. Most recently, by .02 (expected 1.062 measured 1.082). None of the partial boils were off by this level. Any thoughts? Am I extracting more points from the specialty grains with 5g vs. 2g? Recipe: http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/BelgianDubbel.pdf

I just started doing a trial run of my first batch and I had a question. I have a kettle that holds about 6 gallons. If my batch size is to be 5 gallons and we assume 1 gallon will boil off, then this needs to be filled up to the 6 gallon mark after all of the ingredients go in, right? So I may be only using 4 gallons of water, and the extra volume will be taken up …