I'm running out of beer and it's time for a new brew.
I'm fairly new to the game but I'm lovin' the steady supply of 25c beers. So far I've brewed all coopers concentrate kits - draught, lager and a few pales.
I've decided I need to lose some weight though but at the same time I refuse to stop drinking beer, I'm sure you all know what I'm talkin' about!
I have the following ingredients:
coopers pale concentrate kit
20kg light dry malt extract
25kg dextrose
packet of dry enzyme
1. What sugar will work best and how much? If I use malt instead of dextrose will it be any tastier or will it just be a waste of malt?
2. Furthermore, how much sugar will I need? The brew store guy told me 500g of 'sugar' as the enzyme will allow the yeast to eat up the more complex sugars, but I forgot to ask about malt vs dextrose.
3. Is 1 gram of light dry malt extract equivalent to 1 gram of dextrose in terms of fermentability?
4. I bottle ferment, will the dry enzyme mean that I need to put less sugar in each bottle or risk over carbonation/bottle bombs?
5. Would it be worthwhile investing in a hops teabag for this brew?
I'm fairly new to the game but I'm lovin' the steady supply of 25c beers. So far I've brewed all coopers concentrate kits - draught, lager and a few pales.
I've decided I need to lose some weight though but at the same time I refuse to stop drinking beer, I'm sure you all know what I'm talkin' about!
I have the following ingredients:
coopers pale concentrate kit
20kg light dry malt extract
25kg dextrose
packet of dry enzyme
1. What sugar will work best and how much? If I use malt instead of dextrose will it be any tastier or will it just be a waste of malt?
2. Furthermore, how much sugar will I need? The brew store guy told me 500g of 'sugar' as the enzyme will allow the yeast to eat up the more complex sugars, but I forgot to ask about malt vs dextrose.
3. Is 1 gram of light dry malt extract equivalent to 1 gram of dextrose in terms of fermentability?
4. I bottle ferment, will the dry enzyme mean that I need to put less sugar in each bottle or risk over carbonation/bottle bombs?
5. Would it be worthwhile investing in a hops teabag for this brew?