tictoc43064
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Anyone tried the Brewers Best lemon shandy extract kit? Just picked it up for the wife and was trying to what people thought about it. Thanks in advance.
Just a follow up post on here. This turned out great. The F-I-L loves it.
Looks like a recipe to note & try.
Several questions, pardon my ignorance:
1) "shoot for an OG between 1.040-1.045"
2) "hops at 60 + flame with a varietal"
3) "keep the ibu between 20-30 depending"
4 "and whatever amount of sugar I would need to prime a total of 5 gal to reach my desired carbonation level (usually 2.7 vol)"
5) "rack the beer on top for bottling"
6) "add a small amount of metabisulfite to your beer prior to mixing in the "lemonade" as to not promote over carbing. "
I honestly don't get the above, for example, "shoot for a specified start gravity" - why not just suggest a suitable weight addition of either LME or DME (BTW which do you use).
Similarly how do I control the IBU, looks like you are using finishing hops for flavour but also to provide bitterness? What does "60 + flame" mean.
Dumb questions maybe, but I'd rather try this recipe confident I understood it.
Can you help further
Thanks for the quick response.
Are you recommending a 4 gal x 60 min boil with (what, maybe 20grams) of bittering hops. Using Cascade or Citra with a 60 min boil would surely reduce any impact on flavour or aroma?
What is "flame out" is this some old brewery legacy term, does it apply to extract brewing?
Looks like a recipe to note & try.
Several questions, pardon my ignorance:
1) "shoot for an OG between 1.040-1.045"
2) "hops at 60 + flame with a varietal"
3) "keep the ibu between 20-30 depending"
4 "and whatever amount of sugar I would need to prime a total of 5 gal to reach my desired carbonation level (usually 2.7 vol)"
5) "rack the beer on top for bottling"
6) "add a small amount of metabisulfite to your beer prior to mixing in the "lemonade" as to not promote over carbing. "
I honestly don't get the above, for example, "shoot for a specified start gravity" - why not just suggest a suitable weight addition of either LME or DME (BTW which do you use).
Similarly how do I control the IBU, looks like you are using finishing hops for flavour but also to provide bitterness? What does "60 + flame" mean.
Dumb questions maybe, but I'd rather try this recipe confident I understood it.
Can you help further
I'm loving the fact that a pro brewer takes the time to help usher in a new group of people trying to do different things with their beers! it's great, hat tip to you sir!
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