O_16581_72452_5
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I'm sure you saw my last thread using k-mart ingredients for my first batch to get the idea of brewing. I decided to buy the real deal stuff this afternoon after someone from here showed me a local brew shop.
k-mart ingredients, $15, real ingredients $20 and i got more extract plus a package of sugar, lol.
First thing's first, i bought 3.3lbs to make 4 gallons, they suggested i buy 1 can of the extract and add some sugar to fill the void of ideally having 1lb per 1 gallon. I rather not screw up this batch from being a n00b, but i'm thinking just doing a cup of water with a tablespoon of corn sugar for my start like i did last time and just use that as my bit of extra sugar. I'm not a big fan of sweet, so i'm guessing it'd be okay to not really add any sugar?
How long should i boil this, just 20 minutes until the foam subsides? It's a hopped (amber) extract. Not planning adding anything else to it.
And most importantly, thanks to this site for pointing me in the right direction!
k-mart ingredients, $15, real ingredients $20 and i got more extract plus a package of sugar, lol.
First thing's first, i bought 3.3lbs to make 4 gallons, they suggested i buy 1 can of the extract and add some sugar to fill the void of ideally having 1lb per 1 gallon. I rather not screw up this batch from being a n00b, but i'm thinking just doing a cup of water with a tablespoon of corn sugar for my start like i did last time and just use that as my bit of extra sugar. I'm not a big fan of sweet, so i'm guessing it'd be okay to not really add any sugar?
How long should i boil this, just 20 minutes until the foam subsides? It's a hopped (amber) extract. Not planning adding anything else to it.
And most importantly, thanks to this site for pointing me in the right direction!