Recent content by HobbenSchlobben

I totally support my lhbs; even shelling out a few more bucks for their stuff which I could get cheaper online. So you're saying weight units are the reason for using both. What I'm finding then is that there are several possible theories, none of which have anything to do with the actual...

Hmmm... so many recipes that I come across online (hbt included) do call for both. Perhaps this is just an unnecessary reflection of the trend you're mentioning (suppliers trying to maintain fresh stocks of both). I was sure there'd be a better reason, but alas. I guess the answer to all of my...

You'd surely need to repitch if you ever want it to carbonate.

So no guesses as to why so many recipes from so many sources call for both lme and dme? There's got to be an explanation for this. All freshness/quality factors being equal, why not simply go with one or the other? I wouldn't ask, except that it seems so frequently prescribed. And in this case...

I wouldn't avoid munich, but as for amber and dark: my understanding is that they're just colored/flavored with specialty grains anyway... so one can achieve increased control and freshness by doing so oneself. I'm hoping to graduate from extract sooner than later, so the simpler the extract and...

Also, I'm adding extract later to avoid that nebulous extract twang in addition to hop utilization reasons. Just wondering if people generally like to do half early, half late; or if something such as 1/5th early 4/5ths late is cool. Like, as long as there's at least a lb. going in at the...

I'm full volume boiling fo sho.

Done lurking, ready to participate. So it's better to add extract later in the boil- that much I've gathered. My question is, how little can one get away with adding initially and still achieve solid hop utilization? Also, many recipes I come across call for both lme and dme. What is the...