s14suspense USA Fan Baton Rouge Member since Mar 2007 7481 posts
re: Homebrewing: Malt Extracts (Posted on 12/31/12 at 9:05 am to LoneStarTiger)
quote: I noticed some recipes use so many pounds of LME plus some DME
Some places package their own 6 lb jug of LME then they need a little bit more extract to get it to the right gravity so they include some DME in 1 or 3 lb increments to get there.
s14suspense USA Fan Baton Rouge Member since Mar 2007 7481 posts
re: Homebrewing: Malt Extracts (Posted on 12/31/12 at 10:15 am to LoneStarTiger)
quote: Do y'all re-use them or just throw them out after one use?
Hmm.. I have some oak chips in a kriek at the moment that I would consider reusing to keep a strain of wild yeast going if we brewed another sour beer.
I could see reusing them one more time possibly in stout or something like that.
urinetrouble LSU Fan Member since Oct 2007 10860 posts
re: Homebrewing: Malt Extracts (Posted on 12/31/12 at 11:16 am to s14suspense)
quote: Absolutely the case with sour beers... but we can whip up a pale in two weeks no problem which is nice to bring to parties or whatever.
Yea, the only sour homebrew I've tried was a blueberry sour from Tetu, and I thought it was awesome. However, he said it was a complete accident and he couldn't recreate it. Damn.
urinetrouble LSU Fan Member since Oct 2007 10860 posts
re: Homebrewing: Malt Extracts (Posted on 12/31/12 at 11:45 am to Zappas Stache)
quote: I did the Jester King tour this weekend.
I really need to try some more of their stuff. All I've had from them is a saison and wasn't too impressed. But the saison is one of my least favorite styles among the craft beer varieties.
quote: They do a lot of barrel aged sours. Brewer said they have to dump it sometimes because it comes out awful.
Interesting. You've got to admire their experimental nature.
Tiger Ryno USA Fan The Brain Trust Member since Feb 2007 36395 posts
re: Homebrewing: Malt Extracts (Posted on 12/31/12 at 12:04 pm to urinetrouble)
I'm not on the JK bandwagon at this point but I'm also not a sour beer guy and I'm not gaga over the bourbon barrell aged stuff. Most of it doesn't appeal to me.
I have heard JK has experienced major quality control issues
