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• Posted in thread: I need expert advice on something.. on 12-07-2012 at 06:29 PM
  Malted grain is grain that has sprouted and developed enzyme that are capable of converting the
  starches in the grain to sugars.Malt is usually a concentrate ( Liquid malt extract ) LME or
  (dried malt...

• Posted in thread: I need expert advice on something.. on 12-07-2012 at 05:27 PM
  I have a wheat allergy, not to be confused with gluten allergy. When I read labels on beers and
  they say "malts", is it safe since most beers list wheat in their ingredients? What exactly is
  a "malt"?...

• Posted in thread: first batch on 12-31-2011 at 05:23 PM
  congrats! awesome feeling huh? :mug:just noticed you're practically my neighbor! gotta love
  living this close to Midwest and Norther Brewer, huh!!!:ban:I know! I love being so close to
  them! Maybe whe...

• Posted in thread: first batch on 12-31-2011 at 05:11 PM
  first batch tastes AWESOME. highly recommend Cooper's Dark Ale for those who do Extract
  brewing. cracked my first bottle today about a week into bottle conditioning and it tastes
  divine. good carbonat...

• Posted in thread: Help! Question about Extract on 12-23-2011 at 01:18 AM
  It'll likely take more than 2 weeks to get down to a stable FG. then 3-5 days more to clean up
  & settle out more. And 2 weeks in the bottle isn't usually enough. 3 weeks is minimum average
  for it to c...

• Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 12-15-2011 at 10:17 PM
  This might be a noob question, but I have two different cans of extract from mr beer. can i mix
  them to make one 5 gallon batch?

• Posted in thread: Help! Question about Extract on 12-13-2011 at 08:34 PM
  All Cooper's OS cans have a little bit of bittering only with Pride of Ringwood hops. So adding
  3lbs of plain dme will reduce the bittering quality a bit. & since it has NO flavor/aroma hop
  additions,...

• Posted in thread: Help! Question about Extract on 12-07-2011 at 08:47 PM
  Ok,1st of all,the cooper's cans are designed to be brewed to 23L,or 6.072 gallons. The 3 brew
  enhancers have differing constituents. Their brewing sugar is 80% dextrose,20% maltodextrine.
  Their brew e...

• Posted in thread: Beginner extract brewing howto on 12-07-2011 at 04:53 PM
  Adding tap water is a chance for contamination. You should boil extra water ahead of time for
  top off if needed. You can even, if you know you're going to have about 3 gallons when done,
  put in about ...

• Posted in thread: Help! Question about Extract on 12-07-2011 at 04:39 PM
  Hickaseer, good luck on your first brew. Besides taking the advice already given, I'd suggest
  picking up a home brew book like "The joy of home brewing" or "How to brew". Even the first few
  chapters w...