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Originally Posted by wordsmith
If you're going to get a whole 'nuther kit when you go, you might as well try to get one that has hops as a separate addition (not already included in the extract) and steeping grains. Neither adds any significant complication to the process other than that you have to watch the clock and temperature a bit more, and will get you better beer at the end. My first brew was a kit with steeping grains and timed hop additions, and I was certainly not overwhelmed, even though I applied a (not recommended) "brew first, ask questions later" approach. Beer still turned out fine, and I had better questions to ask afterwards since I'd already fumbled through it once.
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I may indeed do that. It's a direction I intend to move in anyway as I get more experienced and want to customize recipes. Figured I'd keep it as simple as possible for the first couple of batches, but using a full brewing kit is pretty simple stuff as long as a few things are closely controlled. This trip I'll buy the malt extract if they have it, and will only buy another recipe kit if they don't have the ME.
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Originally Posted by ACbrewer
ElyIrishBrew - if you can't find a 3lb bag of DME, but can find a 3.3 can of LME you can use that instead they are close in total sugar points. A typical extract beer will have about 6lb of DME or 6.6 lb of LME or similar. Specific recipies might call for more or less, but usually about 6lb is a good rule of thumb as a basis - at least until you start looking at other recipies. Your first beer concentrate on good sanitation.
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Thanks, I'll remember that!
Nother question. What kind of ballpark alcohol content will I be looking at if I use DMR or LME to bolster the export pilsner recipe I mentioned in the original post? How would that compare with adding straight sugar?
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