huckdavidson
Well-Known Member
Has anyone ever won or medaled in a competition using an HME kit like Coopers, Mr. Beer, ABC crafted, Muntons, Pinter, etc...?
What kit was used and what was the recipe?
What kit was used and what was the recipe?
Are you suggesting that HME kits are as good as the commercial beer you can buy? Because so far that has not been my experience.Why?
I mean, you could also buy commercial beer, transfer it into unmarked bottles, and enter that into a competition. That might work, too.
I have just started reading the book Simple Homebrewing and in the extract chapter they mentioned a homebrew Jay Ankeney that has been an extract brewer since the 80's and it mentioned he likes Coopers HME. Search the interwebs I found this post that shows an award winning recipe. For those that don't want to click on links the interesting part is below.
That makes sense. But if that's what he's going for then one can of Cooper's in a fairly complex mini-mash recipe wouldn't seem to fit the bill. Just use three more pounds of DME and another ounce of hops.i dont think hes trying to win a competition i think he wants a good beer to brew very quickly. likely if it won a medal it should be very drinkable and he wouldnt have to take my word or another posters word on whether its good. or not.
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