It will clump. turn the heat on, and stir with a wisk occasionally. As it heats up, the DME will break down more. Bring it to a boil, and it should all disolve. Previously I boiled the water, added the HME, and while still hot added the DME. I assume you are saying to do all of that (DME in cold wa...

.... No hop boil, dump in, mix well to dissolve then press on with pride. Is it normal for the DME to clump and be difficult to break up? That is what mine did but I got it dissolved finally. But still had to lift out some clumps that would not break up. But then it clumped up in the fermenter. I h...

RickBeer wrote:There is no need to keep HME at any temp for any period. Stir it in to the hot water. Pour into LBK.

I had read that holding the wort at 170° - 180° for ten minutes would insure sterilization. Not Necessary? Does it hurt anything?

HME = Hopped Liquid Malt Extract DME = Dry Malt Extract NMCWB = Newbie Mad Chemist WannaBe Hi. My name is Bender and I'm a newbie and a mad chemist wannabe.......(all together now) HI BENDER! While not everyone agrees on anything in home brewing, I have decided to believe that HME should not be boil...

Move to Fort Collins, Colorado......problem solved!

Thanks for the info.

I have a spectrometer. Is the way to tell if the brew is done fermenting to determine when the specific gravity (or brix) stops changing?

When do I get the wires in my head and the red laser eye?

Everyone, thanks for the warm welcome. You're such a mellow bunch. I love it. Howdy How do you like the brew demon? I'm using a Mr. Beer kit but am intrigued by the conical design of the brew demon. My only concern is that it seems that it would take up more space, and for me space is at a premium. ...

.....although half a pouch may not cause much of a problem.

FYI, the full pouch was for a 5 gal batch and I added half that to a 2-1/2 gal batch.

LouieMacGoo wrote:This image was posted on BrewDemon's FaceBook Page. It looks like they just added a fitting to the bottom with the hose and clamp.

What is that home made rig out the top? What does it do and how does it work?

Thanks!! My research indicates that a second ferment gets the trub away from the fermenting brew. The trub drain in the bottom seems to accomplish that. Awesome. So if I understand, letting the trub out the bottom then fermenting a while longer would accomplish the same thing less work and less chan...

I have a Brewdemon conical fermenter which I think is pretty cool. I live in an apartment so this works pretty good for not having a lot of room. I am using pre-hopped wort but I want to expand my skills without going the route of making wort form scratch. All the kit recipes say ferment for a week ...

Hi. New here. On my 3rd batch. Using a 2.5 gal Brewdemon Conical fermenter and pre-hopped wort. Moved from Northern Front Range Colorado (home of New Belgium Brewing and the microbrew capital of the world.....I'm just sayin') where everybody home brews (really well!) and most pubs have at least a do...