Are Extracts Worth The Effort?

[manticle]

I have alzheimers from my aluminium pot.

 

[Thunderlips]

Now Im looking for good recipes and would appreciate anyones input

You must try this one...

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...&recipe=867

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...showtopic=35657

 

[Dazza_devil]

I have alzheimers from my aluminium pot.

I heard that can lead to over-hopping.

 

[Hatchy]

You must try this one...

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...&recipe=867

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...showtopic=35657

That one is 1 of the better recipes I've used. I subbed the centennial out for galaxy due to LHBS not having centennial. Smurto's golden has come out nicely with & without dry hops as well. I also did a couple of brews with a cerveza can, some c hops & us05. A mate gave me the recipe & I'm not sure if he got it from the DB or not. I'll put that up if it's not already there.

 

[tavas]

I was told you can liken brewing to coffee:

K&K = instant coffee

Extract = pre ground coffee

AG = coffee beans

Not sure how true this is. I'm struggling my way through my second AG brew. Big bloody step up from K&K.

 

[DUANNE]

This is something I question. As far as I know, coopers don't use isohop in their bottled beer. They claim their beers and kits are produced in exactly the same way up to the creation of the wort.

Note that I'm not 100% sure - there could be some leeway in the interpretation of that but a quick email could sort that out - they are usually responsive.

i just did the cascade tour yesterday and seen boxes of hop pellets on the floor(us cascade and nelson sauvin) asked the guide about iso hop and they have never heard of the stuff. apperantly they use pellets in everything they do except first harvest wich uses wet hop flowers.

 

[Dazza_devil]

i just did the cascade tour yesterday and seen boxes of hop pellets on the floor(us cascade and nelson sauvin) asked the guide about iso hop and they have never heard of the stuff. apperantly they use pellets in everything they do except first harvest wich uses wet hop flowers.

Well that would be right, importing hop pellets when good fresh hops are farmed just down the road.

 

[DUANNE]

could be worse, they could be chinese hops h34r: