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    Muntons Marris Otter Light LME 4.7°L

    Thanks. I've used it once and that was for an IPA. It wasn't anything like as light and hoppy as I expected, but perhaps I over-did the steeping grains at 15%. Based on that single data-point, I'll try a darker brew next.
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    Muntons Marris Otter Light LME 4.7°L

    Well, I've worked through several possibilities this afternoon and evening. To my surprise, I've pretty much decided to take @Semper Sitientem's suggestion of an English Mild. I've never really been a fan of Mild, typically preferring hoppy Special Bitters with the occasional Old Peculier or...
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    Muntons Marris Otter Light LME 4.7°L

    A quick read tells me that the overall impression is similar for the three traditional Scottish beers, so the decision of which one can wait - perhaps a lighter brew than my usual 5% ABV would make more sense for the summer. Here's an Overall Impression for the mid-range Heavy: 14B. Scottish...
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    Muntons Marris Otter Light LME 4.7°L

    Interesting idea, and covers a wide enough range to be able to hide a multitude of sins. The problem for me is that I'm supposed to limit my alcohol intake these days (my cardiologist thinks that "limit" means zero, but I think he's splitting hairs). I aim to have most of my brews come in around...
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    Muntons Marris Otter Light LME 4.7°L

    Not too malty for an IPA?
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    Muntons Marris Otter Light LME 4.7°L

    This extract isn't available to me locally, so when I wanted to try some I had to have it shipped across the country. The shipping doubled the price, so I ordered a couple of extra cans. I probably won't buy this again, so I'm looking for a particularly good use for it. In short, I have 3 kg of...
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    Water treatment for steeped grain recipes

    I've just twigged that steeping in wort is an approximate alternative to using precise water treatment - if you choose an extract to suit your brew, it has already been treated, so don't do it again. Bit slow on the up-take sometimes *sigh*
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    Water treatment for steeped grain recipes

    My immediate reaction was that you picked a second number (105) so close to 99. My steeping volumes are small (usually 4 to 6 litres) so my mineral additions are very small (varying from 0.1 g to around 1.5 g), and I'm basing those on an online calculator that I know nothing about. My scale has...
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    Water treatment for steeped grain recipes

    You just put some extract in your steeping water and proceed otherwise as normal?
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    Thoughts/opinions/advice on a ginger beer?

    Ok, but note the waiver about exploding bottles! 3/4 pint of water (this is in Imperial pints, so make it about 15 fl.oz). 2 tsp ground ginger (the dried stuff in the spice aisle. Buy a refill bag, not the silly little jars, because you're going to use a lot of it). 2 tsp table sugar 1 tsp...
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    Water treatment for steeped grain recipes

    @NorthCoastBrewer This explains why I couldn't find a "Section e" in Chapter 4! You and @Trialben have both commented on the SO4/Cl ratio. I was half a dozen brews into this hobby before I figured this out. There's so much to learn that I've written an instruction manual so that I have a...
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    Brewing in the basement

    It's on a 40 amp circuit. To be fair, the manual says 40 or preferably 50, so perhaps it would perform better on a 50 amp circuit. What you really need to know is the output of the largest "burner", which I don't have. I use a 19 litre stock pot which has a steel base - had to buy it especially...
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    Thoughts/opinions/advice on a ginger beer?

    I make traditional ginger beer every summer as a non-alcoholic thirst-quencher. It's very simple. Happy to post the recipe here if you're interested.
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    Brewing in the basement

    @Herm brews We love our induction stove, but it's marginal for boiling wort. I limit my boils to 12 litres (that's about 3 gallons in American money), but our induction top really struggles. If I leave it on its highest setting, it will usually turn itself down a couple of notches while my...
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    Water treatment for steeped grain recipes

    According to Palmer, potassium metabisulphite will deal with chloramine. He says (Chapter 4) that water chemistry is very important for all-grain brews because they can affect the conversion of starches to sugars, but once that has been achieved, their effect on flavour is much reduced. Taken...
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    Water treatment for steeped grain recipes

    Thank you for your considered reply. As a previously occasional Cooper's kit brewer, reading Palmer was an education - albeit one with quite a learning curve (even after several reads). He touches on this subject in Chapter 13, but steeping seems to be a generally over-looked practice, even...
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    Water treatment for steeped grain recipes

    Hello! I make brews that use malt extract as the base malt and use steeped grains to get the character I want. In the "Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator", I set the volume of mash water to my volume of steeping water and then calculate my salt additions base on this water volume. In...
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    Water treatment for Extract with Steeped Grains

    Thank you, that's a clear explanation. For steeping, I'm choosing specialty grains that have DP = 0, so I'm essentially just rinsing rather than mini-mashing and I'm happy to continue doing that. We live in a rural area and get our water from a well. This means that I have a choice between...
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    Water treatment for Extract with Steeped Grains

    Hello. I've been brewing beer and making wine for decades, but until recently my beer-making has been limited to the occasional quick-and-easy kit. Brewing from all-grain recipes isn't feasible for me, but I'm very much enjoying learning to brew from extract supplemented by steeped grains. At...

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