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I'll second that, very versatile malt.

It's basically a shortcut to using rice as an adjunct, but starch conversion is done outside the mashing process (not by malting). If one likes the likes of Asahi or Budweiser, the syrup saves trouble and adds cost.

I watched honey nearly disappear from US garden markets. "Honey" then arrived at supermarkets from China, prompting the development of tests to detect fraudulent substitutes. A couple of beekeepers that I know got spam from Chinese manufacturers offering ersatz honey to mix with the real stuff...

"Rice malt syrup" is actually a misnomer. The starch in rice is converted to sugars -- mostly glucose -- by using enzymes. Actually malting rice is considered innovative: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf501462a. I suspect going that route would give a more flavourful product. How much to...

I have tried it. The added flavour is mild, definitely less than that from malt extract. Adding one jar to a 20L batch you might notice the effect in a pilsner or cream ale, but don't expect a large difference from just using glucose as an adjunct.

Of substances that have been found promising to prevent or treat cancer, the majority do not prove useful after further testing. Nonetheless, I shall be sure to take my daily dose of hop acids and oils in 4.5% ethanol.

Gas and electricity prices are both highly volatile right now, poor predictors of future costs. A/C, pool pumps, brewing? Sounds like a good case in Toowoomba for solar panels to meet at least part of the demand. Because feed-in tariffs have been slashed or eliminated. you might not want to...

Newts-- Oxidation could be negligible or enough to ruin your beer. It all depends on the air-tightness of the fermenter. Simple test: taste it. If it's oxidized, you'll know it. Other that, you've lagered. Hop aromas might be fragile. If the beer is a Double AIPA or Russian Imperial stout...

From the advance party: welcome. Where were you in Baja? The thought occurs to me that most things other than brewstuff would be cheaper there than in the US or Australia. La Paz might be the exception, what with expats bidding up property. I haven't been to Mexico for years If you are into...

Buckwheat adds a nice flavour to beers. Lentils, I don't know. Both are in the recipe.

Second the motion. After subtracting the cost of buying the bottles empty, you can sample some excellent beers for peanuts. For 750s that's probably Coopers ales, for 500s European (including UK) products. At one time I bought quite a few Imperial pints of Little Creatures, but their new owners...

Low abv and low-carb, with body? Are you trying to rely on dissolved proteins for body? You may hit a ceiling there. In any event melanoidin malts are probably a good choice. Caramel and dextrin malts are standbyes with many brewers of low abv beers but do leave plenty of carbs in the beer. By...

Very interesting thought for the brewpub I'm never actually going to start. I see the designers have provided for heating the fermenter, but the only cooling comes from circulating water in the jacket. If your supplied water is warmer than your brewing temperatures you'd need a way to chill it...

Hasn't anyone tried a new hop lately, brewed a batch that tastes like brussels sprouts, devised a recipe that defies BJCP classification? I find the occasional acrimony hard to understand, since I come from America, the exceptional land where everyone lives in blissful harmony and nary a...

I get into them all the time, post essays, get called names, but I avoid doing so on brewing forums except on rare occasions (as when I started the thread on Russki beer). It's not the place unless you do it with a light touch. P.S. I may be grumpier than thou. Dan

A possible cause is wild yeasts. A year-round warm climate and the presence of rotting fruit in the neighbourhood would favor high airborne concentrations. Stellarsan and Starsan are not effective against them. Try iodophor or peracetic acid. But I'm not sure what would produce the muddy...

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That amount is on the light side. One US brewery that built its reputation to a large degree on a tart cherry ale uses one pound to twelve ounces of beer, or almost 27 kg in 20L. https://newglarusbrewing.com/beers/ourbeers/beer/wisconsin-belgian-red I've used 4kg in 20L. The cherry flavour was...

Suppose someone were to carry out an assassination in full view of multiple TV cameras and with no one else close, then confesses. Further, a search of the assassin's home finds a manifesto justifying the assassination and detailing plans. No record is found of collaboration with others. Open...