The HME is the "American Prophecy Ale" base. It has all of the basic hop flavor, aroma, and bitterness intended, and is the minimal base for an American Pale Ale. The "standard" kits mix them with a mixture of sugar (that will ferment out) and maltodextrin (a more complex malt d...

mashani wrote:You use both together to make the intended beer.

One has hops (HME) for bitterness and flavor, the other does not and just adds more body/malt flavor and alcohol (UME).

What I was getting at is why *these* particular ones? There are different varieties of each.

This is what came with my Brewdemon - one can labeled Pale Horse Pale Export unhopped malt extract, another labeled American hopped malt extract.

Why were these particular ingredients paired together?

Thanks!

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Beer-lord wrote:They're all very good and reliable units but I have the wifi version which I think is the 308 model. You can certainly get by without the wifi but there have been times when the wifi version came in handy for me.

Thanks - is the basic idea that you can monitor and adjust it remotely?

I watched a video where a guy turns an old mini-fridge into a fermentation cooler using an Inkbird controller, but he doesn't specify a model number. I see there are several models - which one would you recommend? Or is there something you think is clearly better that's around the same money or less...

I just got a 2 gal that came with a black spigot.

First timer here. Got a BrewDemon 2 gal as a work spiff and I'm looking forward to trying my hand at beermaking. I've been doing some research, watching videos on Youtube. I've got the fermenter, airlock with lid seal, hydrometer, bottling wand/hose, mixing spoon. At a local brew supply place I got ...