JLivermore
Well-Known Member
Ordered the Budget IPA from Austin Home Brew.
I expected these grains to come as I've seen in every other kit, basically looking ground; however these looked like whole grains, so I freaked out a bit.
Figured out (with the help of a very friendly phone call) this is no big deal and I just steep them as they came a bit longer in a nylon bag.
Anyway this got me thinking -- is this method better, in that it is considered likely to result in better beer, or just slightly cheaper?
It also got me paying more attention to the ordering options.
In some kits I can choose LME as opposed to DME.
Price difference of $2 spread over 5 gallons of beer = not a financial concern, and my sneaking suspicion is I could not taste the difference if my life depended on it.
But I'm curious. It seems like liquid would be better/fresher, so it seems weird that DME is a little more expensive. Any reason to pay more for DME?
Basically price aside what is likely to get better beer, extract vs mini mash, lme vs dme?
I expected these grains to come as I've seen in every other kit, basically looking ground; however these looked like whole grains, so I freaked out a bit.
Figured out (with the help of a very friendly phone call) this is no big deal and I just steep them as they came a bit longer in a nylon bag.
Anyway this got me thinking -- is this method better, in that it is considered likely to result in better beer, or just slightly cheaper?
It also got me paying more attention to the ordering options.
In some kits I can choose LME as opposed to DME.
Price difference of $2 spread over 5 gallons of beer = not a financial concern, and my sneaking suspicion is I could not taste the difference if my life depended on it.
But I'm curious. It seems like liquid would be better/fresher, so it seems weird that DME is a little more expensive. Any reason to pay more for DME?
Basically price aside what is likely to get better beer, extract vs mini mash, lme vs dme?