The Governor Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Greetings everyone love beer and am about to make my first batch of lager that come with the kit. What will make it have more alcohol? Also I have another question is yeast a plant? One more question I am considering making a chocolate porter I was wondering if I could use Maltesers as a base malt for this recipe. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Welcome to the forums mate. To answer your first question you can do a couple of things. You can add more fermentables or you can reduce the quantity of water you add. If you increase the gravity of the brew (which will increase the alcohol) you must increase the yeast cell count. Personally I wouldn't try to get to complicated for your first brew you will likely get a bad result. Yeast are not plants there a fungus. No you cant use Maltesers as a base malt for a Porter though Im not discounting Maltesers as an ingredient for brewing [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Welcome to the forums mate. To answer your first question you can do a couple of things. You can add more fermentables or you can reduce the quantity of water you add. If you increase the gravity of the brew (which will increase the alcohol) you must increase the yeast cell count. Personally I wouldn't try to get to complicated for your first brew you will likely get a bad result. Yeast are not plants there a fungus. No you cant use Maltesers as a base malt for a Porter though Im not discounting Maltesers as an ingredient for brewing [biggrin] +1 Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Welcome to the forum Gov. Graham is correct... please note that Maltesers are not a malt, they are confectionery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Welcome to the forum Gov. Graham is correct... please note that Maltesers are not a malt, they are confectionery. Damn! Well with a name like that I reckon they are Malt-Teasers [pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 a bag of DME dipped in choclate will give you a massive malteser i guess [lol] You should be ok to do that Lager with 23L of water instead of the 25 the instructions say, which would up the alcohol a bit. It's probably set at 25 because you'll test the gravity heaps of times on the first one, like I did [joyful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I thought the lager can was to 23L. I can't recall ever doing 25L for a K&K [pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEoin Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I am a botanist. Yeast is a plant! [innocent] I saw a youtube video of someone making a stout and they added a bar of chocolate. Maltesers might work as an addition, but not as a base. I wouldn't risk it though... Learn to walk before you learn to run off a cliff! Welcome to the forums mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Sorry but I have always believe Yeast to be a Fungi. Yeasts are eukaryotic microorganisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described[1] (estimated to be 1% of all fungal species) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I am a botanist. Yeast is a plant! Sorry but I have always believe Yeast to be a Fungi. I think the Lord is being facetious and paraphrasing someone we know [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 [pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEoin Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I am shocked at this unwarranted attack on my character. Sir, I challenge thee to a duel![lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I think the Lord is being facetious and paraphrasing someone we know I was going to, but i left it alone [lol] the good Lord is further away And, from the instructions on "Lawnmower Lager" 2. Fill fermenter with cool water to the 25 litre mark and stir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Where are people getting this information about yeast being a plant? [lol] [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I think the Lord is being facetious and paraphrasing someone we know I was going to, but i left it alone [lol] the good Lord is further away And, from the instructions on "Lawnmower Lager" 2. Fill fermenter with cool water to the 25 litre mark and stir. Yeah, I was never any good at following destructions. Aren't destructions are only needed when you get stuck [whistling [unsure] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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