After steeping at 154°F for 45 minutes it's time to remove the grain bags, saving as much wort as possible.


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Add dry malt extract (DME). This is the bulk of the sugar in the recipe. The specialty grains add some sugar, but they're mostly for flavor and color.


Bring the wort to a boil and add the first hops for bittering.