engineered_brew
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Hello all,
I enjoy this forum, lots of good info. I have brewed one time before and it was a failed attempt. It was a Bass Clone from Midwest, the failure was from too high fermentation temperatures (75-80 degrees F), the beer tasted like medicine or maybe a "bandaid" as some describe it. My second attempt will be a Hex nut Brown kit from midwest, I opted for the wyeast 1056 "smack pack" but didn't realize that extra DME was required to make a starter. I was hoping that the liquid yeast would make the beer better than the dry, but can I just pour the smack pack into the fermenter after the pack swells or should I just hold on to it for the next time and order some DME? What type DME do you use for starter? Thanks in advance for any help.
I enjoy this forum, lots of good info. I have brewed one time before and it was a failed attempt. It was a Bass Clone from Midwest, the failure was from too high fermentation temperatures (75-80 degrees F), the beer tasted like medicine or maybe a "bandaid" as some describe it. My second attempt will be a Hex nut Brown kit from midwest, I opted for the wyeast 1056 "smack pack" but didn't realize that extra DME was required to make a starter. I was hoping that the liquid yeast would make the beer better than the dry, but can I just pour the smack pack into the fermenter after the pack swells or should I just hold on to it for the next time and order some DME? What type DME do you use for starter? Thanks in advance for any help.