Malt extract for brew enhancer

[scorpien222]

I am planning on doing a recipe that I have been given that calls for 6LB of light malt extract to which I have found to be quite expensive. Before I go and buy all of the ingredients I have a question or two.

1. What difference would it make if I swapped 2LB for brew enhancer instead of malt extract and how much difference would it make if I swapped 4LB ?? I want to make a really good beer but if I can reduce the cost by quite alot an not effect the brew byy much surely it's worth it right ?

 

[unionrdr]

Brew enhancers are a very poor substitution for extracts. A pond or two might be ok if the malt bill isn't too light to start with. forget 4 lbs.

 

[scorpien222]

Brew enhancers are a very poor substitution for extracts. A pond or two might be ok if the malt bill isn't too light to start with. forget 4 lbs.

It's 6lb to start with do you think I will be ok to substitute 2lb ?

 

[unionrdr]

Out of 6lbs of extract,2lbs would be as far as I would go. But it will lighten the mouthfeel & dry it up a bit. 6lbs may sound like a lot,but it's the average amount for 5 gallons of beer.

 

[BridgewaterBrewer]

I agree 100% with unionrdr.

 

[amandabab]

Which brew enhancer. There are 3, 2 are part dry malt extract.

 

[scorpien222]

Which brew enhancer. There are 3, 2 are part dry malt extract.

I think it's muntons I am pretty sure it contains DME.

 

[amandabab]

I think it's muntons I am pretty sure it contains DME.

Muntons is 40% DME/60% dextrose. Its one of the more expensive enhancers, sometimes more expencive than the DME your substituting with it (depending where you live).

 

[scorpien222]

Muntons is 40% DME/60% dextrose. Its one of the more expensive enhancers, sometimes more expencive than the DME your substituting with it (depending where you live).

It's very well prices where I am 1lb of dme near me is £4 and 2lb of brew enhancer is £5.50 alot better value lol but obviously not the same quality