Long time all grain brewer going back to extract and I'm glad I did.

[kartracer2]

And remember to include the 'packaged on' (or 'best by') date in your brew day notes.

I have not found any dates on Northern/Midwest LME jugs. Maybe I'm blind?
Cheers,
Joel B.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

If there are no dates on the container, there are other techniques (some going back to 2005 podcasts) for evaluating the quality of 'extract' before using it. Or just use it and see how it comes out.

Watch out for kit instructions that use a concentrated boil (1/2 the water and all the DME/LME at the start of the boil). It is said that concentrated boils can lead to darker than expected wort or unexpected flavors.

eta: if using tap water, be sure to treat it for chloride/chloramine and be aware that 'high' concentrations of minerals will have an impact (often negative) on the finished beer.

 

[WesBrew]

18 years ago I happened on a homebrew club & shop having an event in a parking lot. It smelled amazing. A year later I was brewing.
I often had that slight but present off- flavor from the extract. At some point after i started all grain, the thinking was to reduce boil time with the extract to even less than 30 minutes. Is that still the case? Might be fun to do a fast extract beer from time to time.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

reduced boil times with 'extract' link sampler:

• American Pale Ale - 15 Minute Cascade Pale Ale
• Basic Brewing Radio Aug 25, 2005 & Nov 17, 2005 has discussion on shorter boil (and no boil) times
• No-Boil Recipes! New for 2019!
• Basic Brewing Radio "Hop Sampler"
• New England IPA - Blasphemy - No Boil NEIPA
• ...
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