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I used the WRONG ingredient .... what will my beer taste like? I used the WRONG ingredient .... what will my beer taste like?



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Old 12-14-2009, 07:07 PM   #1
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I just realized that I wrote the ingredients down wrong for a Sam Adams Boston Lager clone recipe that I found on the web. It was supposed to be this:

1/2 lb 60 crystal
4 lb light malt extract
2 1/2 lb light DME
2 oz. Tettnanger (bittering)
1/2 oz. Tettnanger (aroma)
1/4 oz. Hallerttau (flavor)
1/4 oz. Hallerttau (dry)

I did everything correctly except for the 2 1/2 lbs of light DME. Instead I used DARK DME. What effect will using dark DME have on this beer?
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Old 12-14-2009, 07:20 PM   #2
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I just realized that I wrote the ingredients down wrong for a Sam Adams Boston Lager clone recipe that I found on the web. It was supposed to be this:

1/2 lb 60 crystal
4 lb light malt extract
2 1/2 lb light DME
2 oz. Tettnanger (bittering)
1/2 oz. Tettnanger (aroma)
1/4 oz. Hallerttau (flavor)
1/4 oz. Hallerttau (dry)

I did everything correctly except for the 2 1/2 lbs of light DME. Instead I used DARK DME. What effect will using dark DME have on this beer?

It'll probably taste better. No worries.
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Old 12-14-2009, 07:25 PM   #3
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It will be darker... jk.

Basically, you'll end up with their winter seasonal - a little darker in color, maybe a slightly more roasty, caramelly flavor.

I would expect a pleasant surprise.
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Old 12-14-2009, 07:28 PM   #4
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IT WILL BE BEER.

It will also (most likely) taste like something that can't be bought. Enter it into a beer competition.
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That is good news! I do like a maltier, roasty beer.

Thanks for the advice!
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+1 on just being darker. You might get more caramel or roast flavours, depending on how the dark extract is made, but it'll be good still I bet.
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I'm thinking it will make some pretty good beer! (all other considerations included of course)
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you may even be able to post in this thread:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/what-some-mistakes-you-made-where-your-beer-still-turned-out-great-96780/
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It's going to jump from 7srm to about 21 srm



more the color of a brown ale.

sounds like a happy accident to me. bet it's going to be tasty!
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Are you still going to lager?

I WOULDN'T.


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