choosing malt extract

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heeby

choosing malt extract

Post by heeby » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:22 pm

how do i choose which malt extract to use in my home brew 1 tin kits and should i replace the whole kilo of sugar or half extract half dextrose hope this questions not too vague ,
ive just kegged my second kit which i used half dextrose and half candy sugar and this seems fine ,my first kit i used all sugar and all that went down ok
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heeby

Post by heeby » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:44 pm

thanks daab
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Post by CrownCap » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:22 am

Daab, any reason why you wouldn't bother with darker spraymalts?
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Post by CrownCap » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:00 pm

Thanks Daab :D
Next Up : Something for the summer
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fivetide

Post by fivetide » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:59 pm

I noticed there is a Wheat Spray Malt availble from Muntons now, I wonder if that's worth considering for one canners like, say, Coopers Wheat, for example? Never heard of anyone using this yet.
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Orkney_Rob

Post by Orkney_Rob » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:20 pm

I have some on order for a wee experiment - should arrive this week :D

No idea what is going to happen, but I am planning to put a bag of this into Coopers Pale Ale along with a bag of light spray malt and perhaps some hops - just to see what happens like :?

It may make a nice, refreshing, pint for a hopeful Indian summer, or it may make something absolutely rank!!!!
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Chris The Fish

Post by Chris The Fish » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:38 am

fivetide wrote: Never heard of anyone using this yet.
Ive got some in the Fv as we speak.

Im using the coopers wheat beer kit, with 1kg of spray wheat malt, and brewferm blanche yeast - should be lovely.

Ive used the coopers kit before with normal spraymalt and it was quite nice, however it finished high and left me with a weakish beer so i also added some glucose to this latest batch and its SG was 1050, hopefully if this does finish high again ill still have a brew with some alcohol in it!

ill keep you posted, i have high hopes.

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