Hairy Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Oh well' date=' you brew you learn. I'll see how it turns out. I'm sure it'll still be drinkable... right?[/quote'] All depends on what you like. You said you don't like malty beer so you may prefer this. In the end you brew for your own tastes; you're the one that has to drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I don't think you can just generally say that 600g is too much. Agreed It is all about balance. Balancing the malt' date=' dextrose and bitterness as well as the attenuation and finishing gravity.[/quote'] Agreed Adding 600g dex in a kit & kilo is most likely too much resulting in a low FG and a thinner cidery beer. Agreed But 600g in a big beer with a lot of malt extract won't be as noticable. Adding the dex and finishing with an FG between 1015-1020 will definitely not be a thin beer. Agreed I understand where everyone is coming from with the recipe posted and I am just clarifying that it isn't a hard and fast rule. Agreed.. but for any Standard kit brew without significant pimping (Grains, extra malt, Hops... lots of hops.. I believe it is [lol] Yob[roll] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Glad we are on the same page (figuratively & literally, page 2 of this thread) [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Agreed Agreed.. but for any Standard kit brew without significant pimping (Grains, extra malt, Hops... lots of hops.. I believe it is [lol] Yob[roll] +1 to lots of hops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoaldV Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Probably a bit early to call it, but the Draught that I brewed (containing 500g LDM and 600g dex + 15g of 15min steeped cascade) does not taste very good at all. It's "ok", but it has an unpleasant harshness at the end of each sip. I wonder if this is the "taste" people were warning me about with too much dex. Although, it is only 12 days into secondary fermentation, so like I said, maybe a bit early to call. I do have a question for you fine folks though - can I add some more hops to my current brew? (I'm a bit worried about the taste now) E.g. can I add a pellet in each bottle when I bottle it? Or can I add some steeped hops to the fermenter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 It is too early to tell. It will taste different after some time in the bottle. I would dry hop it now in the FV. Add the pellets straight to the FV or in a bag (up to you) and give it another week before bottling (assuming FG has been reached of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoaldV Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 So I can just drop the pellets directly into the FV? That sounds easy enough. How many grams are we talking? 10? 15? 20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Yeah you can drop them in. Just give them enough time to settle so that you don't clog up the bottler. I assume you are hopping with Cascade. Start with 1g per litre, so 20-25g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoaldV Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Actually I just ran out of cascade, so all I have at the moment is amarillo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Same quantity; 20-25g. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoaldV Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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