Ol' Grog
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In my jest to find the killer beer for my wife, beer is always good to me, I've made extracts and kept copious notes. I'm starting to narrow it down as to what she likes and they have similar things in common. When I "think" I'm close to understanding her taste buds, I'm going to design a brew for her particular taste. So far, she's like the brews that have used DME in their recipes as opposed to the ones that use only LME. Roughly 2 lbs in a 5 gallon batch. She also seems to be leaning towards Willamette hops for both bittering and finishing, with an IBU of about 20 to 25. My question: Do I have to go with a LME and a DME, or can I just use DME? The two brews she's liked the most both used 3.3 lbs of plain amber LME and 2 lbs of either plain amber or plain light DME. She really likes American Ambers the best, it seems. Also with DME's, how do you order it? Individual pounds? I mean, as soon as you open it, it starts clumping so it's not like getting a scoop of sugar from the jar.