Hi guys,
I have my recipe ready (taking bits of recipes from here and substituting what I cannot get in Ireland). I have my order of ingredients and equipment almost ready but I still have a few questions:
1) I am ordering from HomeBrewCompany.ie and they sell "sprayed dry extract", is this simply dry extract and can I apply the quantities I have seen in recipes or is there a difference? (I assume this is the same but...)
2) I can not boil using my stove since it will never been powerful enough for several gallons so I was planing to use a plastic bucket with a boiler in it. I have been told that this would be a bad idea if I decide to use liquid extract since it would be a nightmare to clean. Is it really that bad or are there ways to boil the wort with liquid extract without having to scrub or throw away the heating piece?
3) Is there any place where I can find an equivalence of quantities between dry extract and liquid extract? ie: If a recipe says 8lbs of dry extract, what would be the quantity if I replace it with liquid extract? (No LHBS here and very limited availability of most ingredients)
4) I plan to start with an IPA, I like the citrus taste of IPAs but I dislike the grapefruit bitter taste (my favourite one would be the Punk IPA from Brewdog). Is a summit a proper substitute for the very rare Amarillo?
More questions later but these are the most important for now.
Thanks,
Sam
I have my recipe ready (taking bits of recipes from here and substituting what I cannot get in Ireland). I have my order of ingredients and equipment almost ready but I still have a few questions:
1) I am ordering from HomeBrewCompany.ie and they sell "sprayed dry extract", is this simply dry extract and can I apply the quantities I have seen in recipes or is there a difference? (I assume this is the same but...)
2) I can not boil using my stove since it will never been powerful enough for several gallons so I was planing to use a plastic bucket with a boiler in it. I have been told that this would be a bad idea if I decide to use liquid extract since it would be a nightmare to clean. Is it really that bad or are there ways to boil the wort with liquid extract without having to scrub or throw away the heating piece?
3) Is there any place where I can find an equivalence of quantities between dry extract and liquid extract? ie: If a recipe says 8lbs of dry extract, what would be the quantity if I replace it with liquid extract? (No LHBS here and very limited availability of most ingredients)
4) I plan to start with an IPA, I like the citrus taste of IPAs but I dislike the grapefruit bitter taste (my favourite one would be the Punk IPA from Brewdog). Is a summit a proper substitute for the very rare Amarillo?
More questions later but these are the most important for now.
Thanks,
Sam