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Also if your looking for a easy american pale ale goo brew try this.
2 cans of 1.7KG hopped extract (can be different if you like)
1-3 of the hop teabags or
one of the hop packets (variety matched to beer style) from the fridge at the LHBS you will only need around 15g each brew)
Also you can get 1kg of LDME so you can increase the SG if you like.
Basically the process I followed was.
Boil the kettle and place the boiled water into a medium sized pot open the 2 extract cans and place them in the pot leave for 10-20 minutes, this increase in temp and will make the extract pore easier.
If you have a large pot put another boiled kettles worth of water into the pot.
Pour the goo into a sanitized fermenter (the cans will be hot) and then pour the water from the pot or fresh boiled kettle water into the cans (they will be even hotter now) and mix the water and extract to try and get every last bit of goodness out. Or
In a big pot pore the extract in with around 5L of water and mix everything very well and then bring everything to a boil, keep mixing the entire time as the concentrated wort can burn and that does not taste nice, fill the sink with water and put the pot in it for a few mins to cool then pour concentrated wort into the sanitized fermenter (skip the next 2 steps).
Tip more boiled water into the fermenter and mix it as much as you can, try to get it all dissolved BUT try not to splash to much as this stage.
Put about 5L of water into the fermenter and mix it some more, splashing is not as bad now the water temp should not be as hot.
Top up the fermenter with cold water to your desired volume mix the crap out of it and then mix the crap out of it again then take a gravity reading, if you are below the reading you were expecting and you have mixed the crap out of it again add the LDME (around 250g should be enough).
After about 4 days (or after racking to secondary) chuck in the hop teabags or around 15g of the hops. You want to leave these guys in for about a week.
Bottle and enjoy in a month or so.
Notes:
The reason I used 2 hopped cans is the IBU of the extract cans is usually a little low for a American Pale Ale, 2 cans will generally bring the IBUs to a around 30-35 IBU, check the IBU of the cans just to be safe.
The dry hops are used so you get the aroma of a APA, getting the teabags is quick and easy but are not worth the money IMO a 100g bag of hops (from the fridge) will cost you around $10-20 and will last 6 brews and the aroma you get from these is heaps better than the teabags.
If you feel a little more adventuress try steeping some grain as well...
I hope the instructions are easy to follow and I am telling you to suck eggs.
2 cans of 1.7KG hopped extract (can be different if you like)
1-3 of the hop teabags or
one of the hop packets (variety matched to beer style) from the fridge at the LHBS you will only need around 15g each brew)
Also you can get 1kg of LDME so you can increase the SG if you like.
Basically the process I followed was.
Boil the kettle and place the boiled water into a medium sized pot open the 2 extract cans and place them in the pot leave for 10-20 minutes, this increase in temp and will make the extract pore easier.
If you have a large pot put another boiled kettles worth of water into the pot.
Pour the goo into a sanitized fermenter (the cans will be hot) and then pour the water from the pot or fresh boiled kettle water into the cans (they will be even hotter now) and mix the water and extract to try and get every last bit of goodness out. Or
In a big pot pore the extract in with around 5L of water and mix everything very well and then bring everything to a boil, keep mixing the entire time as the concentrated wort can burn and that does not taste nice, fill the sink with water and put the pot in it for a few mins to cool then pour concentrated wort into the sanitized fermenter (skip the next 2 steps).
Tip more boiled water into the fermenter and mix it as much as you can, try to get it all dissolved BUT try not to splash to much as this stage.
Put about 5L of water into the fermenter and mix it some more, splashing is not as bad now the water temp should not be as hot.
Top up the fermenter with cold water to your desired volume mix the crap out of it and then mix the crap out of it again then take a gravity reading, if you are below the reading you were expecting and you have mixed the crap out of it again add the LDME (around 250g should be enough).
After about 4 days (or after racking to secondary) chuck in the hop teabags or around 15g of the hops. You want to leave these guys in for about a week.
Bottle and enjoy in a month or so.
Notes:
The reason I used 2 hopped cans is the IBU of the extract cans is usually a little low for a American Pale Ale, 2 cans will generally bring the IBUs to a around 30-35 IBU, check the IBU of the cans just to be safe.
The dry hops are used so you get the aroma of a APA, getting the teabags is quick and easy but are not worth the money IMO a 100g bag of hops (from the fridge) will cost you around $10-20 and will last 6 brews and the aroma you get from these is heaps better than the teabags.
If you feel a little more adventuress try steeping some grain as well...
I hope the instructions are easy to follow and I am telling you to suck eggs.
