leapinglords
Member
Hello there,
My buddy and I just got into home brewing. We started off with a pilsner malt extract kit, and things seem to be going smoothly enough with that so far. Our first batch has been sitting in the fermenting bucket for about a week and began bubbling beautifully within the first 12 hours.
With that said, I'm already interested in modifying the malt extract kits to tailor the brew more to my liking. Ultimately, I want to go full grain, but right now it's baby steps until we fully segue into that over the coming months.
If I wanted to add more hop character to a malt extract kit, how would I go about doing that? Reading the label, I noticed that it said to never boil the contents of the kit, only to add the hot water to it in the bucket. Any way we can get around this? In addition, I'm planning to use a better grade yeast next time around and dry hop with Czech Saaz Hop Pellets for an improved bouquet. I would really love to push this kit as far as possible as a means of learning and easing into the full grain process.
Of course, I'll wait to modify until I see how this first batch comes out. We're just brewing it according to the directions.
Thanks in advance, I'm excited about this new venture.
My buddy and I just got into home brewing. We started off with a pilsner malt extract kit, and things seem to be going smoothly enough with that so far. Our first batch has been sitting in the fermenting bucket for about a week and began bubbling beautifully within the first 12 hours.
With that said, I'm already interested in modifying the malt extract kits to tailor the brew more to my liking. Ultimately, I want to go full grain, but right now it's baby steps until we fully segue into that over the coming months.
If I wanted to add more hop character to a malt extract kit, how would I go about doing that? Reading the label, I noticed that it said to never boil the contents of the kit, only to add the hot water to it in the bucket. Any way we can get around this? In addition, I'm planning to use a better grade yeast next time around and dry hop with Czech Saaz Hop Pellets for an improved bouquet. I would really love to push this kit as far as possible as a means of learning and easing into the full grain process.
Of course, I'll wait to modify until I see how this first batch comes out. We're just brewing it according to the directions.
Thanks in advance, I'm excited about this new venture.