General homebrew discussion, tips and help on kit and malt extract brewing, and talk about equipment. Queries on sourcing supplies and equipment should go in The Store.
I use both liquid and dry malt, also use grain and dex when it applies, sometimes dark brown sugar, honey, fruit etc
But my main companion at the moment is liquid
I've used it all, and what I use in each brew depends entirely on what I'm trying to make. Up to now, I'd have to say I've used dry malt extract more often than anything else.
Adding liquid malt and grains to my brews have, in my opinion, made the biggest and best difference to my previous standard kit brews. Oh, and liquid yeast - can't recommend that enough! Cheers,
MattyV
"I feel sorry for people who don''t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that''s as good as they''re going to feel all day." - Frank Sinatra
I voted for Liquid Malt because that is my preferred fermentable, but as a poor starving student , reduced to living on a strict budget, a kilo of BE2 is my usual choice & it always seems to turn out ok!
Spending 20-30 bucks every fortnight on homebrew is starting to get to me a bit. Liquid malt is the best, but you can rarely get a can for less than 10 bucks and on top of that the kit. (go coopers!)
Being a student is great though!
Having no money really makes you cherish your homebrew!
Thats EXACTLY the way I look at it when I want to splash out & do somthing special. Two cartons of any decent commercial beer will cost at least $80, I once (after receiving a tax refund) bought a slab of Killkenny which cost over $60.
By comparison, I can barely conceive of spending more than $30 on any brew, which yields about 2 cartons & thus represents good value.
Cannot wait for the replies on that one..........but
