marosell said:uh. what's OG?
this is my first batch, maybe it would just be easier to remove 1/6 of the malt? also, i have a second bag of malt as opposed to the bag of sugar. are those usually for 6gal or 5gal batches?
Tophe said:Just use all of the malt, it will be fine.....as for your secong bag of malt opposed to sugar.....not sure what youre talking about exactly.
Post your recipe...
Rick....gotta give him a break....it is the beginners forum.
marosell said:Recipe:
-Muntons Mexican Cerveza Can (malt and yeast)
-Silver bag of liquid Light Malt Extract. heres what it looks like, but it may not be the exact same one: http://www.americanbrewmaster.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=4_23_24&products_id=256
That and a small bag of corn sugar for bottling. Thats it. Thats the recipe. Starting out simple for the first go.
No worries on being an EAC, I imagine you see a lot of these questions many times.
RickWG said:Wow! Not to be an EAC but, uh, Wow.
Chimone said:uh...WoW, not to be a dick, but you were never a noob yourself were you?
cut him some slack, everyone has got to start somewhere
Brewing Clamper said:Gentlemen, neutral corners please...
Tophe said:That is understandable....apology accepted. Ive done that too not realizing its the beginners forum when you go to "new posts"
With a little research, it looks like the Muntons kit is 1.5kg or 3.3lbs of hopped LME (liquid malt extract). The link for the malt extract you pointed is 1.65# of DME (dry malt extract). In 5gal that should have an OG (original gravity) of 1.037 and an ABV of about 3.6%marosell said:Recipe:
-Muntons Mexican Cerveza Can (malt and yeast)
-Silver bag of liquid Light Malt Extract. heres what it looks like, but it may not be the exact same one: http://www.americanbrewmaster.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=4_23_24&products_id=256
That and a small bag of corn sugar for bottling. Thats it. Thats the recipe. Starting out simple for the first go.
No worries on being an EAC, I imagine you see a lot of these questions many times.
marosell said:Went to the HBS and the clerk gave me a muntons can of malt+yeastpacket to make a 5 gallon batch. But upon reading the can, it says it makes 6 gallons. What gives, and is this going to be a problem?
marosell said:I don't know what kind of yeast comes in the muntons mexican cerveza pack. I imagine it isn't an ale yeast, but I don't know. It sits atop this can: http://www.muntons.com/homebeer/countries/uk/prem_cerveza.htm
But if DME stands for DRY malt extract, thats not what I have, I have liquid. Liquid Muntons can and liquid malt extract. Thats what the guy in the store gave me, saying the beer would come out much better then using the sugar it suggests.
Seems you guys agree with that as well. Can't wait to get a brewin'
marosell said:The package says "Light Malt Extract", but squeezing the package it feels like liquid inside, but REALLY thick stuff, almost like molasses.
To be perfectly honest, it feels like the liquid cheese packets in Velvetta Mac&Cheese haha. :cross:
It doesn't feel like a powder.... which is what I assume everyone means when they say not the liquid that comes in a can?
marosell said:ThomasRau: I don't have a pot that big! The only thing I have is an aluminum pot, prob 3 gallons, but EVERYwhere I look says "do not use aluminum".
I guess it is possible that it is liquid but in my experience DME almost flows like a liquid when dry so your packet may still be DME. Either way is fine as the sugar content only differs by 20% between the 2.marosell said:The package says "Light Malt Extract", but squeezing the package it feels like liquid inside, but REALLY thick stuff, almost like molasses.
To be perfectly honest, it feels like the liquid cheese packets in Velvetta Mac&Cheese haha. :cross:
It doesn't feel like a powder.... which is what I assume everyone means when they say not the liquid that comes in a can?
Denny's Evil Concoctions said:I did see LME in a plastic pack once. It was in a how to brew beer photo on a website. He placed the bag in some hot water to soften the extract then cut the corner of the bag and dumped it into the kettle.
I've never actually seen it sold like that though.
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