Does Anyone Use All Dry Malt Extract?

[obezyana1]

I am still getting that twang that I seemed to get with all my extract. But I also used the same speckled boil pot that has a nick on the inside of the enamel.

No wonder you get a twang. Any small nick in those things allows metal to leech into your beer. Toss it. That's an order!

(Disclaimer: It's not really an order, but I'd toss it anyway.)

 

[SumnerH]

Yes, dry spray malt is DME. You have just been adding extra fermentables to your beer and upping the alcohol content. No harm, no foul.

In fact, most people recommend using DME instead of sugar with those pre-hopped kits. It helps the flavor and body significantly--sugar will boost the alcohol, but thin out the beer.