mika_lika said:I thought Malto Dextrin was a no no in most brews. Bad Sugar... Evil...work of Satan and all that
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MHB said:#1 selling combo in my shop is Thomas Coopers Premium Bitter and the 1.5 Kg can of Coopers light malt they recommend
Trough Lolly said:Maltodextrin isn't all that evil - in fact, extract brewers use it to great advantage to add body to their beer due to the residual dextrins that remain in the beer after fermentation. When I made my Kilkenny clone out of extract, maltodextrin was a compulsory addition to the kettle. It's handy to use in extract based stouts as well.
...If you don't believe me, do a side by side comparison; grab 2 cans of kit concentrate (any brand, any type, doesn't matter). Do one kit with a kilo of dextrose and no extra hops. Do the other kit with a kilo of light dry malt extract and no extra hops. Do a blind tasting and I can guarantee which one you'll prefer...
KoNG said:hhmmm,
alot of belgian beers use quite a bit of sugar in their grist.
it has its place, just not so good with a tin of LME.
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TL - Went to my LHBS for some wheat malt because i read that it helps head retention. He was out of wheat malt and suggested using maltodextrin. I didn't get it because I have read before that it is evil.
Your information that maltodextrin comes from carapils (which I have also read helps retention) was very helpful to me. I will have more respect for his advice in the future.
Rather surprised that you bother to read the kit & kilo section, homebrewworld.com :blink:homebrewworld.com said:God, no wonder ya newbie gets all confused as to what is needed to make beer!
Glad i use grain to make my beer, as all this other stuff is rather boring...
Cheers
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bighanno said:So can you replace suger/dextrose with light dry malt same kg for kg to the can mix?
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