IT HAS ARRIVED !!!!

[mashpaddled]

Would contact More Beer and ask them to replace the kit.

That's one of the reasons why I was never a big fan of LME. Dried extract can form rocks with humidity but they dissolve in warm water. Just so much easier to use.

 

[kartracer2]

That's one of the reasons why I was never a big fan of LME

I don't have much of a problem with LME as such. Just not a big fan of it in a bag. I spec DME when given the choice from MB just so I don't have to deal with the bag. I have never had a leaking bag but I find them a royal PITA to use with out making a mess. It seems to take 3 hands, 2 to deal with the bag and one to stir the extract in to solution. Mayby there's a trick to it that I don't know.
Sorry for the bit of a derail.
Cheers,
Joel B.

 

[Merz69]

LOL, i'd probably clean the pot and immersion chiller in boiling water, chill, then add yeast? just punch some more holes in the bags and 'rinse them'...

So you would just cook it ? If you bought a dozen eggs at the store that were broken. Leaked all over everything in the bag, you’d just dump what was left in a frying pan and cook it up ?

 

[kartracer2]

So you would just cook it ? If you bought a dozen eggs at the store that were broken. Leaked all over everything in the bag, you’d just dump what was left in a frying pan and cook it up ?

Well for one thing it's not really the same as broken eggs in a sack. And if you are new here you don't know @bracconiere , so there's that too. Also we can't really see what you are dealing with, how much did actually leak from the bag?. It does not take much spilled extract (LME or DME) to make a mess. Remember you are going to boil for 60 min so not much going to make it out alive if that's what you might be worried about.
Just do what you feel OK with, It's you that has to deal with it.

Thinking about it some more, maybe you better not use any use any of the spill. Just clean the stuff and wait for MB to make it right. You want your first time to go to plan, this is not the best way to start. Make sure you fermonster and bottling bucket don't leak around the spigot. Mark them with accurate volume markings. Get familiar with the other things in the kit like making sure the chiller hooks up and flows like should with out making a mess, etc. Check your hydro and thermometers so you know they are OK. You might be supprised to find something you hadn't thought about or noticed before. You have the time now.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Joel B.

 

[Nate R]

. I have never had a leaking bag but I find them a royal PITA to use with out making a mess. It seems to take 3 hands, 2 to deal with the bag and one to stir the extract in to solution. Mayby there's a trick to it that I don't know.

I've read to ladle the heated water into the lme bags/container to help rinse them out. Kinda like the Chris Rock "more 'tussen" bit.

 

[Nate R]

So you would just cook it ? If you bought a dozen eggs at the store that were broken. Leaked all over everything in the bag, you’d just dump what was left in a frying pan and cook it up ?

Knowing Braccy... yeah, he would. And make a kick azz one-of-a-kind omlette! Lol

 

[kartracer2]

I've read to ladle the heated water into the lme bags/container to help rinse them out. Kinda like the Chris Rock "more 'tussen" bit.

That part I got figured (LOL). It's the cut open the bag and pour and stir and not drool stringy syrup all over the place.
Maybe I'm just a klutz.
Cheers,
Joel B.

 

[RufusBrewer]

That is a good bit if kit at a good price. You can brew up a bunch of beer with that.

Make your next purchase a grain mill and start doing all grain. You can thank me later.

You do not need a mill to do your first all grain.

 

[bracconiere]

So you would just cook it ? If you bought a dozen eggs at the store that were broken. Leaked all over everything in the bag, you’d just dump what was left in a frying pan and cook it up ?

hmmm, i'd pass it through a strainer first....this isn't eggs though, more like 'would you use molasses for cookies, that's been sitting around for a month in the cupboard'.....

edit: and they sell cartons of eggs, would just pour one omlet from the jug, and toss the rest?

 

[NeoBrew]

Just in case it's not clear, brewing with f*'d up ingredients is an advanced topic. (And one favored by the sadists on this thread!)

I would not recommend starting with a compromised kit for your first beer. I also started with a starter kit. (From Northern Brewer) It was one of the best beers I had ever tasted. I'd want the same for you. I would suggest you minimize the chance for something going sideways by starting with a good kit!

 

[RufusBrewer]

If the mess was caused by Morebeer's less than adequate packing job, let them know. They are smart and customer service savvy that they will make it right.

If they take too long, and you do not want wait, buy a second kit and use that for your first batch. I expect you will make many batches of beer. Shuffling the order is not a problem.