Hey,
I've had my Mr. Beer for a year or two and am finally getting ready to brew my first batch. I've been reading up. But I'm a bit confused.
Let me see if I can type this out to make sense.
LME is Liquid Malt Extract. LME are typically used in kits... Right?
There are Hopped and Un-Hopped extracts. When someone refers to malt extracts, is it always liquid??
Mr. Beer uses Hopped Malt Extract (It says it right there on the can. ) Are there other manufactures that make Liquid Hopped Extracts? If so, can I use their extracts just as I would Mr. Beer's extract? (Maybe just different boiling directions?)?
I wouldn't mind using Mr. Beer's refills, but they cost $15, on average, on Amazon, with free shipping. That will only yield 3.7% abv. If I want to boost the abv with a malt extract from my local brew supply store, then that will be another $5. So, that's $20 for 26 12oz beers.
I totally understand that I can brew my own wort with my own hops, but I'm not ready for that yet. I need it to be simple when I brew beer.. at least until the end of the year (I'm a full-time stay at home dad, I'm finishing up my BA full-time, and I work on the weekends when I can.) My brain just can't handle any more information.
I've been reading as much as I can and there's a lot of information..
Any info would be helpful...
THANKS,
E
I've had my Mr. Beer for a year or two and am finally getting ready to brew my first batch. I've been reading up. But I'm a bit confused.
Let me see if I can type this out to make sense.
LME is Liquid Malt Extract. LME are typically used in kits... Right?
There are Hopped and Un-Hopped extracts. When someone refers to malt extracts, is it always liquid??
Mr. Beer uses Hopped Malt Extract (It says it right there on the can. ) Are there other manufactures that make Liquid Hopped Extracts? If so, can I use their extracts just as I would Mr. Beer's extract? (Maybe just different boiling directions?)?
I wouldn't mind using Mr. Beer's refills, but they cost $15, on average, on Amazon, with free shipping. That will only yield 3.7% abv. If I want to boost the abv with a malt extract from my local brew supply store, then that will be another $5. So, that's $20 for 26 12oz beers.
I totally understand that I can brew my own wort with my own hops, but I'm not ready for that yet. I need it to be simple when I brew beer.. at least until the end of the year (I'm a full-time stay at home dad, I'm finishing up my BA full-time, and I work on the weekends when I can.) My brain just can't handle any more information.
I've been reading as much as I can and there's a lot of information..
Any info would be helpful...
THANKS,
E