Mr Beer dilemma: A Tale of Three Cans...

[BubbaMan]

"In a world of travail and cheap wine the ridiculous becomes sublime." -Ben Sidran

I submit for your consideration these three vintage cans of Mr. Beer extract:

They were given to me, all having "best-by" dates in 2012. They included three bags of petrified booster packets and the old-style yeast packets under the lids.

Common sense dictates that I promptly throw them away, or perhaps hold onto them a few more years and hope they become collectors items.

Common sense has never been my strong suit, and I am therefore tempted to do something with them. I've considered adding a bunch of DME to them. I also thought about making a Frankenstein batch using all three of the cans together. If I use all of the three yeast packets in the one batch perhaps there is enough life in there to make it work, lol.

I welcome your suggestions or sarcasm... go for it. :fro:

 

[NothingRhymesWithCurtiss]

2 years ago I did a batch with the same style expired can of 2012 Canadian Draft, but I used fresh yeast and about a pound of DME.

It. Was. Awful.

If you're dead set on using it, given your situation, I would use fresh yeast and do a partial mash, favoring more grains over LME. If anything, you might be able to brew a barley wine, that with some age, could be halfway decent.

Just my two cents.

 

[BigStew84]

The best way to brew Mr. Beer..

1.) crack cans
2.) pour contents of cans directly into the toilet
3.) flush toilet
4.) drink a good beer

Hahaha being a glutton for punishment I would be very interested in seeing how that frankenbeer would turn out!

 

[JohnSand]

The only thing you have to lose is the yeast and some time.
I never was successful with most HMEs, but it might be fun to experiment.
Let us know what you do.

 

[BubbaMan]

@NothingRhymesWithCurtiss
@BigStew84
@JohnSand

Thanks for your replies and I will keep you posted.
The Frankenbrew Project will begin when I get some time to brew it up and I will keep you all posted as the hilarity unfolds!

 

[flars]

I would carbonate the finished product at the high end. Might give the beer some sparkle if taste is under whelming.

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

What about using it for starters? Decant 95% off and you're good to go.