Demus said:DME won'd increase the quality of your brew. Assuming it's fresh, LME preserves more of the original malt character than the dry stuff. Have you tried steeping some crystal or toasted malts before adding your extract? This can add some nice flavors and beers made in this way win their fair share of ribbons in competitions....
So I want to brew a nut brown ale. http://morebeer.com/view_product/18337
I was thinking just to add 1 pound of crystal @ 30min.
Jbird said:If I use a 1000ml starter kit can I just save some and use it say a month or two later for my next batch? Do I have to buy a new one every time a brew?
CDGoin said:So have I been using the terminology wrong, and even though I am using a kit. I am Partial Mash Brewing.. and skipped the whole "Extract brewing" part of being a noob..
Just curious more than anything else.
hopmonster2189 said:Steeping a pound of crystal 60L typically gives you no ferment able sugar, that's why the ferment able extract is added.
Again no difference whether it's DME or LME.
So have I been using the terminology wrong, and even though I am using a kit. I am Partial Mash Brewing.. and skipped the whole "Extract brewing" part of being a noob..
Just curious more than anything else.
"Extract brewing" uses extract for the bulk of the fermentables, but will often use steeping grains such as crystal malt or chocolate malt for color and flavor.
Partial mash brewing means using "base malt" to replace a portion of the extract ("partial mash" instead of full all-grain brewing) so it still uses specialty grains but will use some base two-row to replace some of the extract in an extract beer.
I hope that helps!
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