LME vs. DME

[CarnieBrew]

Extract twang only occurs on out of date LME, or where brewers are dumping all their LME in at the start of a partial boil. I exclusively brew with extract, using a rough 80/20 mix of LME v DME, and have done so for years. Never had a beer with an extract twang, 'coz I don't use old LME, and do late extract addition (very late, on flameout) in my boils. What i'm trying to say is it's usually the brewer causing the twang, not the extract! Would an AG brewer use 3 year old grain stored in the sun?

As John Palmer himself says, "Extract Brewing should not be viewed as inferior to brewing with grain, it is merely easier. It takes up less space and uses less equipment. You can brew national competition winning beers using extracts."

 

[DrummerBoySeth]

I sent mail to the owner of the LHBS here in Raleigh to ask about bulk DME since I have decided to brew using only that instead of LME. They sell LME in bulk, but I have not been satisfied with the color at all. I just can't brew a light colored beer with their 'light' LME.

Anyway, he said that they do not sell it in bulk currently but he's been strongly considering it based on customer requests, and would go ahead and allow me to do it (I guess I spend a lot there and they like me.)

Anyway, they have two brands that they will sell me:

(1) British <No name was given>, $159 for 55 lbs (about $2.90/lb)
(2) Briess. No price given in the email, but he said it would be LESS than the British.

Looks like I'll be buying a 55 lb box of the light colored DME in January! (Just need to crank out a couple more batches and get rid of the rest of the LME I bought a while back.)

-walker

Are you talking about American brewmaster? I will also request bulk DME sales to help the cause. I would also be interested in splitting a bulk DME order.

I could probably pitch in on half of that order if you don't want to have to keep the whole thing...

 

[allaway]

Are you talking about American brewmaster? I will also request bulk DME sales to help the cause. I would also be interested in splitting a bulk DME order.

I could probably pitch in on half of that order if you don't want to have to keep the whole thing...

That post is from several years ago...I'm sure the grain is all used up by now!

 

[DrummerBoySeth]

That post is from several years ago...I'm sure the grain is all used up by now!

Good call. Not sure how I missed that date... Oh, well.