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I threw out some old DME and my dog decided it would be a great snack. She managed to get it all over the carpet and then proceeded to lick it up to get it really suck. Has anyone had any experience with have to get DME out of carpet? Any tips?

Thanks a lot, that worked perfectly. Got the mash tun built and it survived it's first brew.

I'm planning on building my first mash tun tomorrow for my first all grain brew on Sunday. I bought a bazooka screen for cheap at my LHBS awhile ago. I was planning on using the instructions for the rubbermaid 10gal cooler on the wiki...

Thanks for all the suggestions. Work just unloaded on me so I won't have time to add the DME so I'm just going to let it be. This beer is for summer hang outs/camping trips so a lower ABV isn't a bad thing. If this happens again (hopefully not) at least I know what to do.

My concern is mixing in the DME without oxidizing and/or contaminating the wort. DME can be a really bitch to mix.

Sorry I left out the starting gravity. I ended up at ~1.042. Poured just over 6gals into my fermenter and then poured out the extra gallon until I was at 5gal. Would adding a # of DME with the watermelon juice work when I rake to secondary?

I made a very simple wheat beer this weekend that I am going to rack onto watermelon for secondary. Here is the recipe: 3 lbs Golden Light DME 3 lbs Bavarian Wheat DME 1 oz of Liberty (3.9%) 2 vials of WLP320 (I didn't have time to make a starter) With a planned 5 gallon batch I should...

Bottled my extract version yesterday and it tasted great. It's not quite Ruination but it's close. My version is maltier and darker in color but the bitterness and hop profile is very close. We'll see how it tastes after it has been bottle conditioned. Thanks for all the help.

Haha, will do! Thanks everyone!

Ok so I brewed a 2.5 gallon batch of Ruination Clone yesterday, here is the recipe I used: .75# Crystal 20 steeped @ 160F for 30 minutes 1.5# Golden Light DME @ 60 1oz German Magnum pellets 11%AA @ 60 .5oz Centennial Whole Left 10.3%AA @ 15 1 Whirlfloc tablet @ 15 1.5# Golden Light DME @...

I brewed a 2.5 gallon batch of beer yesterday and pitched a full 11g pack of Safale S-04. I know this is over pitching but half a pack seemed like a waste. Fermentation started but this morning there were also little white floating boats on top of the krasen. Are these just yeast boats or is...

Yeast boat

Thanks for responses. I think what I'll do for now is brew a smaller batch so I don't have to top off. I don't think my stove can put out enough heat to do a full boil justice and until I get a propane burner to brew outside I'll modify this recipe to do a 3 gal batch rather than 5. My...

Thanks for the help everyone, after taking into account your suggestions this is where the recipe stands: (I upped the about of DME to get to an Est ABV of 7.7) 1.5 lbs Crystal 20L 4 lbs Extra Light DME @60 2.5 lbs Extra Light DME @5 2 lbs Extra Light DME @ Flame Out 2.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %]...