anyone at all?
Honestly neither would be a good idea....
There's no wheat traditionally in a vienna lager....and the dark dme would change the color too much...I would personally use a light or extralight dme.
anyone at all?
I've been wanting to brew my own beer for a while now. I was looking at getting a Mr. Beer kit, just to see if it's actually something I can do. I figured I could use it once or twice, then move up to a nicer setup. I stopped by my LHBS, and noticed their basic kits start at $70. Would I be better off just going with the kit from my LHBS over the Mr. Beer kit? I plan on kegging my beer, seeing that I already have a kegging system in place.
I am planning on the following MRB brews once my current keg of WCPA is bottled:
MRB - 1776 Ale
MRB - Irish Red Ale
MRB - Dubliner
I have a couple of questions regarding these brews:
1. I have read in the thread that I should use yeast other than what comes with the MRB kit. Should I use liquid yeast or dry yeast and does anyone have a recommendation of which specific yeast to use for each brew? How much would I use for the MRB keg?
2. The MRB 1776 Ale recipe calls for 1 can of Cowboy Lager, 1 can of Mellow Amber UME and 1 booster pack. I have read that it is best to substitute a different fermentable for the booster pack. What would the veterans suggest?
Thanks again for your help.
Dan
OK, I'm on page 24 and I haven't seen this yet... but wow, what a wealth of information! Thanks!
Question... my Mr Beer is older, the WCPA says good till July 09 and my booster pack is pretty much rock hard. Still OK?
Dave, If you've sanitized the keg, I wouldn't worry about it. Primary fermentation produces heat. The condensation is probably part of the cool down phase.
Use it anyway. Then after christmas. you can go get a kit. That way, you'll have some that will be closer to ready while you start the kit.
Mr Beer.
Brings many a person into brewing.
Welcome to the forum and enjoy making beer.
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I just replaced the DME when the instructions called for the booster pack.
I'll be curious to see how it turns out. I stuck with the booster, yeast, etc. from Mr. Beer on this first round, out of curiousity, but plan on using DME and better yeast from here on out. How much DME did you use in place of the booster? I thought I had read around 1/2 a pound somewhere. After looking at some conversion numbers and the fact that you can substitute Mr. Beer's unhopped malt extract cans in place of booster, I'm wondering if it should be closer to a full pound.
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