mhermetz
Well-Known Member
... still brew extract from time to time?
My pipeline is pretty much spent right now. I only have my red on tap with maybe 25 pints left. I have 4 weddings this summer and my weekends are pretty shot until mid May with jack & Jills. Including one bachelor party.
So, I'm kind of in conflict right now. I'm proud to be an all-grain brewer now but the time and ease of extract is pulling me back. I don't like going backwards!
My main problem is my beer quality went up significantly when I switched to All-Grain. Now this could also be attributed to me lowering my fermentation tempatures to 65-68 around the same time... but I believe it was having the freedom to use different Malts too.
Maybe if I found a good recipe I would go back for a couple months.
I have another question though and it may help my decision... I never asked it because I made the switch before I could brew extract again. Can you use Reverse Osmosis water with DME? I read somewhere that it was okay to do with extract because the minerals in the water used to make the DME are still intact. Can someone verify this?
My pipeline is pretty much spent right now. I only have my red on tap with maybe 25 pints left. I have 4 weddings this summer and my weekends are pretty shot until mid May with jack & Jills. Including one bachelor party.
So, I'm kind of in conflict right now. I'm proud to be an all-grain brewer now but the time and ease of extract is pulling me back. I don't like going backwards!
My main problem is my beer quality went up significantly when I switched to All-Grain. Now this could also be attributed to me lowering my fermentation tempatures to 65-68 around the same time... but I believe it was having the freedom to use different Malts too.
Maybe if I found a good recipe I would go back for a couple months.
I have another question though and it may help my decision... I never asked it because I made the switch before I could brew extract again. Can you use Reverse Osmosis water with DME? I read somewhere that it was okay to do with extract because the minerals in the water used to make the DME are still intact. Can someone verify this?