JustinS9 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 So my first ever home brew is bubbling away, day 4 of the most basic of recipes...a Thomas Coopers Wheat Ale kit with 1kg of Dextrose and the yeast from under the lid (the recipe provided by Aussie Brew Makers in the "Deluxe II" kit I bought). Now, I realise there's a myriad of ways to do this better, but after much research i've decided I want to take the full journey along the homebrew road...I mean after all, how will I know what "that homebrew taste" is if I don't get to experience it for myself? So, with that in mind, i'd like my 2nd brew to be from the exact same kit, the TC Wheat Ale...but this time using, as the can suggests, 500gm of Light Dry Malt (which I assume is DME no?) and 300gm of Dextrose. However, while looking at these ingredients on the Coopers website, I notice they have a 1kg "Coopers Brew Enhancer 2", which contains the DME, Dextrose, and Maltodextrin all in the one kit. What I can't find is a recipe on their site that suggests using the Brew Enhancer, which leaves me wondering, is it something you add to the recipe the Wheat beer kit suggests, or do you use it instead of the DME/Dextrose? So what I mean is, should my next recipe be: TC Wheat Beer 1kg Brew Enhancer 2 or TC Wheat Beer 500gm Light DME 300gm Dextrose 1kg Brew Enhancer 2 I'm thinking it must be the first one, otherwise i'll end up with 1.8kg of fermentables in my brew...but I want to check before making the purpose, perhaps that much fermentables is ok when a lot of it is DME rather than just dextrose? Apparantly the brew enhancer 2 is 50% dextrose, 25% for both light DME and maltodextin. So recipe 2 above would end up having 750gm DME, 800gm dextrose and 250gm maltodextrin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEoin Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 LDM = DME, yes. Just the L is for 'light'. I'd keep away from the Brew enhancers, but that's personal preference. I love the wheat beer kit, its easy to play with. Here are some foolproof recipes: Light + refreshing:(lets call it BASE) TC wheat beer kit 500g LDM 300g dex kit yeast Ferment at 18C Better wheat taste + head retention + more ABV Base + 500g Wheat DME Hefeweizen (eg paulaner, scheider weiss, erdinger) Base + 500g Wheat DME WB06 or Wyeast 3068 yeast ferment at 21-24C If you want to hop it more, try maybe 25 grams of Hallertau, boiled for 30 minutes and finally, my favorite, 'Shocktop' Clone (orange witbier) Hefeweizen + add this liquid to the wort: boil the grated rinds (just the colored bits) of 2 oranges and a half teaspoon of ground coriander for 10 minutes. Strain liquid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 LDM and DME can be the same thing. However, they are used in different portions. 1.5kg LDME is equivelent to approx 1.1kg LDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I wish I could get my hands on a Cooper's Wheat Ale kit.[annoyed] LordE, those are some good looking recipes you listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 LDM and DME can be the same thing. However, they are used in different portions. 1.5kg LDME is equivelent to approx 1.1kg LDM [unsure] LDME = Light Dry Malt Extract LDM = Light Dry Malt Aren't they the same thing or am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 LDM and DME can be the same thing. However, they are used in different portions. 1.5kg LDME is equivelent to approx 1.1kg LDM [unsure] LDME = Light Dry Malt Extract LDM = Light Dry Malt Aren't they the same thing or am I missing something? You might be on to something![unsure] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 i be interested to hear how the 1kg of dex turns out. I made a hefeweizen with the wheat beer can, wheat malt can and additional 350 gms liquid wheat malt. It's really tasty, but can do without the extra 350 gms. I used the Weihenstephaner yeast from wyeast [love] You could probably just use 1kg dry wheat malt too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 LDM and DME can be the same thing. However, they are used in different portions. 1.5kg LDME is equivelent to approx 1.1kg LDM [unsure] LDME = Light Dry Malt Extract LDM = Light Dry Malt Aren't they the same thing or am I missing something? You might be on to something![unsure] Arghhh!!... I am at work and thinking of too many things... LME = Liquid Malt Extract LDM = same but dried and used at a different rate. Argh... it's really been one of those days [crying] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEoin Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 FFS there's 2many acronyms in brewing IMO M8, its like readin a 12YR old's TXT MSGs... [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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