Quick question on dry vs liquid on color (SRM)

[brewd00d]

I have a question on liquid wheat malt extract vs dry wheat malt extract.

Would the dry usually be lighter in color than the liquid extract?

Thanks peeps!

 

[jaycount]

Yes and the dme will affect the final color of your wort less than lme.

 

[brewd00d]

lets say for example 3 pounds of wheat DME will give me a lighter wheat beer than if i used 3 pounds of LME?

I mean those individually in a brew, a beer brewed with only DME or only LME.

 

[jaycount]

Possibly, yes. There are several factors at play here (freshness of LME is an issue), you can find tons of threads comparing the two but I'll tell you I stick to just DME now, when I do need to use extract. It has a much better shelf life, it yields more gravity points than LME (you will use less DME in a brew than you would LME), it doesn't scorch as easily, and I think it's cleaner to use. Sticky LME can make a real mess.

Some people also attribute a "twangy extract" taste to LME (usually another freshness issue).

Either way, LME or DME, I'd add them late, search for late extract additions for more info on this. IF you add them later, they'll affect your color less.

So now that I've gone off on this rant, yes, LME may produce a darker beer than DME.