Sharkman20
Well-Known Member
I made my second batch of beer over the weekend which was a lighter ale, and I read that LME tends to darken with heat due to the LME not being dissolved immediately, and I noticed that the LME syrup is a pain to stir in even when heated since it likes to stick to the bottom of the brewpot. So, I got an idea. I preheated about 3/4 gallons of water and set it aside and I added all of my LME while it was hot, just not boiling hot. This thinned out the LME a lot and gave it plenty of time to dissolve, and it was an easy pour into the main pot with nothing sticking to the bottom, which means less time off the heat of the burner and less time to get back up to boiling temp. It seemed to work out pretty well. Has anyone else ever tried this?