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whats your oppinion on this guys for an IPA style brew, ive already bought the Spec grains, Malt Cans ,Sugar and hops but im wandering if i should chuck in another 500g of LDME.

Batch Size: 21.00 L
Boil Size: 10.00 L
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment:
Brew Pot (4 Gallon, 16 Litre)

1.50 kg Coopers Light Malt Extract (2.6 SRM) Extract 36.41 %
1.50 kg Coopers Light Malt Extract [Boil for 5 min] Extract 36.41 %
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 6.07 %
0.25 kg Caramunich Malt (35.0 SRM) Grain 6.07 %
0.10 kg Caramel Wheat Malt (55.0 SRM) Grain 2.43 %
0.02 kg Chocolate Malt, Pale (250.0 SRM) Grain 0.49 %
20.00 gm Green Bullet [13.40 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 16.5 IBU Pelltes
30.00 gm Cascade [8.30 %] (15 min) Hops 6.9 IBU Flowers
15.00 gm Monteuka [8.20 %] (15 min) Hops 3.4 IBU Flower
15.00 gm Montueka [8.20 %] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU Flowers
30.00 gm Cascade [8.30 %] (5 min) Hops 2.8 IBU Flowers
30.00 gm Cascade [8.30 %] (0 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops - Flowers
15.00 gm Monteuka [8.20 %] (0 min) Hops - Flowers
23.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.40 %] (Dry Hop 4 days) Hops - Pellets
0.50 kg Dememera Sugar (2.0 SRM) Sugar 12.14 %
1 Pkgs Safale US-56 Yeast-Ale



Est Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.37 (without Carb) Bitterness: 45.4 IBU
Est Color: 10.5 SRM

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Chuck in the extra 500 gram of Malt and instead fill to 22 litres bring the Est OG to 1063 and the est alc to 6.25 % (without carb)?

by the way Monteuka was formerly know as "B Saaz"


any comments regarding the hopping would be appreciated, as is my first extract.

I was going to do a porter this brew, but i got an urge to do this, ill still do the porter next though (ive got the grains and hops ready to go).

Cheers, guys P.s. i had a real nice aussie wheat beer by moo brew. awsome bottle too anyone tried?

I wouldn't bother with the extra 500g. 5.37% is high enough, and you'll have plenty of body already.

Consider toasting the crystal for 20min in the oven.

Chris wrote:Consider toasting the crystal for 20min in the oven.

Why? I have heard this before, does it actually add freshness? Do you toast it cracked or before cracking it?

Cracked. It adds a nice toasty flavour to the brew. It especially works with IPA. Got the idea from Charlie P.

Chris wrote:Cracked. It adds a nice toasty flavour to the brew. It especially works with IPA. Got the idea from Charlie P.

I think I will try this in my Oktobersteam IPA. What temp do you use?

180*C for 10-20min. Usually 15mins.

and then is it ready to be used straight away?

MiniMoose wrote:and then is it ready to be used straight away?

Yes.

Just spread it out on a cookie stray or something else flat. You can usually tell that it's ready by a reddish tinge (almost a glow) on the grain. And as warra mentioned, it's good to go straight away.