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Question: Liquid malt vs. dried malt, What is the difference? Do I use the same amount?
   Answer: There isn’t a major difference between liquid and dry malt except for the amount of water that is left in the end product. Because the two types of malt are different in water content, you cannot interchange the two in a recipe. You can however, use a simple formula for determining the conversion from one to the other. We cover the differences between the two and the conversion ratios for you....Click to Read full Answer


Question: What are the differences between the varieties of extract?
   Answer: Manufacturers of extract usually do not disclose the exact ingredients they use, trade secrets and all. It might be that the only indication given of the constituents comprising malt extract can be found on the label of some wheat malt extracts, where they proclaim a ratio of say, 65% wheat malt and 35% barley malt. The variables that go into producing malt extract range from variety of barley used, kilning time and temperature, and how the malted barley is mashed. The malt extract products generally break down into 4 main categories. They are; "Extra Light" (generally used for pilsners or other straw colored beers), "Light", "Gold", or "Pale" (Three names demarking basically the same thing. Great as a fermentable base for most pale ales and some lagers, or used in conjunction with the amber or dark extracts and/or with specialty grains.), "Amber" (darker and with more residual sweetness than the "Extra Light" or "Light"), and "Dark" (Can be used for Porters and Stouts but needs to be infused with portions of chocolate and/or roasted barley to achieve varying degrees of those flavors, which are desirable for the style. The reason being, that dark malt extract does not contain appreciable levels of these types of grain.)...Click to Read full Answer


Question: What are premium hopped malt kits? Are they any good?
   Answer: Many homebrewers start with these type of kits, and the fact is that you can brew pretty good beers with them. Of course, your results will not be as good as if you were using one of Midwest’s recipe kits, or brewing all-grain, but you will get better beer than a lot of commercial beers you can buy. The most important thing, and this will sound strange, is that FOR THE LOVE OF GOOD BEER, DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAN!! Most of the canned hopped malt extracts will instruct you to add table sugar to the boil. While this will add alcohol content, it will result in a cidery, winey flavor that is not very palatable. A better idea is to use two cans of the hopped extract, or add some DME (Dried Malt Extract). This will produce a much more drinkable beer...Click to Read full Answer


Question: What is malt extract?
   Answer: Malt extract is a thick, sugary syrup or dry powder prepared from malt. Basically, it is sweet wort reduced to a syrup or powder formed by removing most of the water by the process of low vacuum evaporation. Generally speaking, the more you add the greater the alcohol content and body of your beer....Click to Read full Answer


Question: How can I determine what my specific gravity will be using malt extract?
   Answer: Dry malt extract (DME) produces about 44 degrees per pound per gallon of water, while liquid malt extract produces about 35 degrees. If you'd like to determine how much malt extract to use to reach a predetermined starting gravity, use this simple formula: (degrees of extract) x pounds of malt used by gallons of beer to be brewed. For example, if we use 6 pounds of liquid malt extract to make 5 gallons of beer, we would have 35 x 6 = 210... so, 210 divided by 5 (gallons of beer to be brewed) = 42, or a starting gravity of 1.042....Click to Read full Answer

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