thoughts on "Barley Malt" from Whole Foods?

[kbuzz]

I'm getting ready to bottle a 3 gallon batch of an IPA I've had in primary for close to 4 weeks. I'd like to have another brew ready to rack on top of the yeast cause I think I ruined my brew day yesterday (see here). So I have plenty of hops and some steeping grains, but no extract and my LHBS is closed today...before anyone suggests using this as an opportunity to try a mash or partial mash, I don't think I have THAT much grain

Has anyone ever tried the barley malt syrup from Whole Foods?? If so, how much would you use in the boil for just a 3 gallon recipe? I don't know if this is similar to liquid extract or not. There isn't too much info on the Whole Foods site about it...almost all the way down on this page: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/guides/sweeteners.php ...but they do give a conversion chart stating to substitute 3/4 cup for every cup that of regular sugar. So my other question could then be...if you wanted to make a lame batch of sugar beer...how many cups of sugar in a 3 gallon batch so I know what to convert to??

 

[Chad]

That sure sounds like malt extract. The problem comes in recipe formulation, which is in pounds of extract rather than cups. A decent LME batch usually has 6+ pounds of extract in it, which at Whole Foods prices is probably more than your car payment.

I suspect your best bet is to let your IPA sit another day and hit the LHBS tomorrow.

 

[kbuzz]

I suspect your best bet is to let your IPA sit another day and hit the LHBS tomorrow.

Yeah...decided to just bottle and wash the yeast...first time doing that and I think it went well. Will brew again next weekend to replace the batch from yesterday that I will probably be dumping.

Thanks for the reply!

 

[Magnanamous]

I didnt realize the Pgh Whole Foods had homebrew stuff. Is there more than just the exrtract? Do you think it could be used as an "emergency" resource for brewing as our LHBS has some not completely fantastic hours and is closed on Sundays (my usual brew day)?

 

[Malticulous]

I've used this in starters,



It's 10% malto dextrin powder, dosen't attenuate very well and it's quite dark.

 

[RM-MN]

Yeah...decided to just bottle and wash the yeast...first time doing that and I think it went well. Will brew again next weekend to replace the batch from yesterday that I will probably be dumping.

Thanks for the reply!

You probably haven't been here much or you would realize that you never dump beer!

 

[kbuzz]

I didnt realize the Pgh Whole Foods had homebrew stuff. Is there more than just the exrtract? Do you think it could be used as an "emergency" resource for brewing as our LHBS has some not completely fantastic hours and is closed on Sundays (my usual brew day)?

For very basic things like this, yes...there's also quite a bit of supplies at the East End Food Co-op that I use from time to time...

You probably haven't been here much or you would realize that you never dump beer!

If you read the post that I linked to in the OP about why I dumped...you'd agree that it was the correct decision...but that's an old topic anyway...

 

[Magnanamous]

Great! Thanks for the tip.