carls47807
Active Member
I have a question as I have never used extracts before.
I do all grain batches, and I have made a lot of wheat beers. I want to start using apricot, blueberry, etc. extracts, but I'm not sure how much to add. I see a lot of 4oz bottles, but they all say add to taste.
If I do a regular ~15IBU, 1.045 wheat, how much extract is too much?
I'm guessing these extracts are dextrins, unfermentables? What if they ferment in my bottles and blow crap up (i've had stuff blow up before, so I'm always really nervous).
I've tried using diff. hops and yeasts to get extract character (as I think extracts are kind of cheap and cheating), and I had real good luck with amarillo's, but I think I want to try them anyways, just for kicks.
I do all grain batches, and I have made a lot of wheat beers. I want to start using apricot, blueberry, etc. extracts, but I'm not sure how much to add. I see a lot of 4oz bottles, but they all say add to taste.
If I do a regular ~15IBU, 1.045 wheat, how much extract is too much?
I'm guessing these extracts are dextrins, unfermentables? What if they ferment in my bottles and blow crap up (i've had stuff blow up before, so I'm always really nervous).
I've tried using diff. hops and yeasts to get extract character (as I think extracts are kind of cheap and cheating), and I had real good luck with amarillo's, but I think I want to try them anyways, just for kicks.