buckerooni
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Hi All,
I've seen lots of positive comments about toucans but have also noticed they get bagged for bitterness and cans have been blamed for the dredded twang. After another thread I started about brewing for efficiency, quality and bulk the suggestion was made to go DME to get rid of the twang.
I'm liking RobboMC's concentrate brew that gets watered down to normal levels when racking:
Question - what would work out better - a concentrate of toucans (i..e fourcan) or 5-6kg of DME with hop additions? Other suggestions for concentrates are also welcomed.
Buying the DME (probably amber) works out at around $8.50 a kilo which is pretty killer.
Will refine the recipe but am wondering what route I should take (the fourcan does scare me so some reason).
Once I have a direction I'll be back with more insane questions.
I've seen lots of positive comments about toucans but have also noticed they get bagged for bitterness and cans have been blamed for the dredded twang. After another thread I started about brewing for efficiency, quality and bulk the suggestion was made to go DME to get rid of the twang.
I'm liking RobboMC's concentrate brew that gets watered down to normal levels when racking:
English Dark Ale
volume 25 litres
1 can Dark Ale
1 can Yorkshire or English Bitter
1 can Light Liquid Malt
1 kg Brew Enhancer 2
1 kg Light Dry Malt
500g Brown Sugar or dextrose ( or more BE2 of you choose )
50g to 100g Hops of choice Fuggles/Goldings/Saaz etc
Yeast of choice ( both sachets of kit yeast if using that )
Once fermentation finishes add 12 litres boiled and cooled water to bottling bucket
with proper amount of dissolved priming sugar ( around 200 g ) and rack in half of finished brew, stir gently and bottle.
Question - what would work out better - a concentrate of toucans (i..e fourcan) or 5-6kg of DME with hop additions? Other suggestions for concentrates are also welcomed.
Buying the DME (probably amber) works out at around $8.50 a kilo which is pretty killer.
Will refine the recipe but am wondering what route I should take (the fourcan does scare me so some reason).
Once I have a direction I'll be back with more insane questions.