I've looked at morebeer, midwest, and austin home brew and it seems that most, if not all, of their extract kits use LME and not DME. I'd really like to try DME if anyone knows of a source that would have fresh kits. Anyone?
Bobby
Bobby
Bobby_M said:I've looked at morebeer, midwest, and austin home brew and it seems that most, if not all, of their extract kits use LME and not DME. I'd really like to try DME if anyone knows of a source that would have fresh kits. Anyone?
Bobby
lorenae said:All of the Brewer's Best kits contain DME. They are found at every LHBS, and there are lots of different kinds. I've used the red ale and the English Brown Ale with great sucess. The kits are around $25 and include everything and use dry yeast.
Lorena
rdwj said:I've had 2 kits from Midwest - both DME. Give them a call.
Also, Adventures in Homebrewing has DME options on all their kits.
Bobby_M said:I've only brewed one real 5 gallon batch so far using LME. In my opinion, it's not very easy to work with being so sticky. Cutting the end off a baggie with DME and dumping it in seems a lot easier. I had to ladle about 1/2 gallon of hot wort back into the LME container and shake it up to get all the goodness out. If LME is really more popular, I'm beginning to think kits that use it would be fresher now.
It's really odd though. As far as I can tell, any savings due to the lesser cost per pound of LME would be offset by the cheaper shipping of DME. What do I know, I'm just an beginner.
Bobby
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