In 2017, I thought I was being smart and purchased a large quantity of recipe kits online on discount that included with them Gold LME as the main fermentable. Keeping these for long term use for where and when I might need them.
And lo, the world was upturned by a lethal pandemic.
As such, I began pandemic brewing with aplomb. This was the time to dig into my stored Gold (LME).
The beers initially created were bitter and unpleasant. 3 batches. This did not stop consumption.
Our protagonist luckily had unwittingly set aside a decent amount of 2-row. The 4th Covid beer would therefore be about a half LME and proper grains.
Alas, the beers even with significant dilution did not improve significantly.
My friends, can anyone confirm this sad phenomena?
My LHBS malt monger provided succor. A 55 pound sack of Weyermann Barke Pilsner malt now sustains us.
Did this LME go stale? Or is LME (or this Maillard Malt Gold LME one in particular) of more suspect taste than I recall? Moreover, my fermentation time definitely shortened in deference to empty kegs.
Here's to pandemic brewing. I number them sequentially, and I am now up to "Covid-8", "Covid-9", and "Covid-10" mellowing in carboys..
And lo, the world was upturned by a lethal pandemic.
As such, I began pandemic brewing with aplomb. This was the time to dig into my stored Gold (LME).
The beers initially created were bitter and unpleasant. 3 batches. This did not stop consumption.
Our protagonist luckily had unwittingly set aside a decent amount of 2-row. The 4th Covid beer would therefore be about a half LME and proper grains.
Alas, the beers even with significant dilution did not improve significantly.
My friends, can anyone confirm this sad phenomena?
My LHBS malt monger provided succor. A 55 pound sack of Weyermann Barke Pilsner malt now sustains us.
Did this LME go stale? Or is LME (or this Maillard Malt Gold LME one in particular) of more suspect taste than I recall? Moreover, my fermentation time definitely shortened in deference to empty kegs.
Here's to pandemic brewing. I number them sequentially, and I am now up to "Covid-8", "Covid-9", and "Covid-10" mellowing in carboys..