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I am ready to start my second batch of homebrew - the first is a hefe in bottles for 5 days now - and I'm debating what to do next.
I have a 3.75 lb can (kit) of Cooper's Stout and 2 lbs of Dark DME from the homebrew store that they sold me with my kit. When I play around with BeerSmith it looks like this will produce a pretty light colored beer, especially for a stout. I've noticed that most extract recipes call for more than 5.75 lbs of extract for a 5 gal batch.
So, I've could:
1- Make it as above: 5.75 lbs extract in a 5 gallon batch
2- Make it in a 4 gallon batch instead
3- Steep 0.5 lb Caravienne and 0.33 lb Carafa III first (I have these from a AHB kit for my next batch and I can just buy some more)
4- Get another can of Cooper's Stout and use both cans in a 5 Gallon batch (what "Homebrewing for Dummies" recommends)
I think I'm overthinking this thing, but I want to give this beer the best chance I can.
I have a 3.75 lb can (kit) of Cooper's Stout and 2 lbs of Dark DME from the homebrew store that they sold me with my kit. When I play around with BeerSmith it looks like this will produce a pretty light colored beer, especially for a stout. I've noticed that most extract recipes call for more than 5.75 lbs of extract for a 5 gal batch.
So, I've could:
1- Make it as above: 5.75 lbs extract in a 5 gallon batch
2- Make it in a 4 gallon batch instead
3- Steep 0.5 lb Caravienne and 0.33 lb Carafa III first (I have these from a AHB kit for my next batch and I can just buy some more)
4- Get another can of Cooper's Stout and use both cans in a 5 Gallon batch (what "Homebrewing for Dummies" recommends)
I think I'm overthinking this thing, but I want to give this beer the best chance I can.