W wt23 Member Joined Apr 7, 2013 Messages 23 Reaction score 1 Apr 7, 2013 #1 Which is better sugar or malt extract?
jester5120 Well-Known Member Joined Apr 22, 2011 Messages 769 Reaction score 22 Location DuBois Apr 7, 2013 #2 better for what?
OP OP W wt23 Member Joined Apr 7, 2013 Messages 23 Reaction score 1 Apr 7, 2013 #3 The taste of the beer , but also the strength of the beer. I've only used brewing sugar.
jester5120 Well-Known Member Joined Apr 22, 2011 Messages 769 Reaction score 22 Location DuBois Apr 7, 2013 #4 malt extract. if you throw a bunch of sugar in your beer it'll get a thin and cidery flavor. you can bottle condition with sugar and thin out a really high gravity beer with sugar but other than that stick to malt extract
malt extract. if you throw a bunch of sugar in your beer it'll get a thin and cidery flavor. you can bottle condition with sugar and thin out a really high gravity beer with sugar but other than that stick to malt extract
OP OP W wt23 Member Joined Apr 7, 2013 Messages 23 Reaction score 1 Apr 7, 2013 #5 Yeah has been coming out bait cidery. Will give that a go next time. Thanks
T tphjr Well-Known Member Joined Mar 27, 2013 Messages 69 Reaction score 5 Apr 8, 2013 #6 wt23 said: Which is better sugar or malt extract? Click to expand... Definitely malt extract - it's not beer without malt!
wt23 said: Which is better sugar or malt extract? Click to expand... Definitely malt extract - it's not beer without malt!
OP OP W wt23 Member Joined Apr 7, 2013 Messages 23 Reaction score 1 Apr 8, 2013 #7 Yeah yesterday I added more sugar to the beer to make it stronger. It had a mini explosion. Won't be doing that again!
Yeah yesterday I added more sugar to the beer to make it stronger. It had a mini explosion. Won't be doing that again!
D danb35 Supporting Member HBT Supporter Joined May 26, 2012 Messages 354 Reaction score 154 Location Hartsville Apr 10, 2013 #8 This question might be better in the beginners forum, rather than here in automated brewing. I'd expect you'd get more and probably better responses.
This question might be better in the beginners forum, rather than here in automated brewing. I'd expect you'd get more and probably better responses.