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[joechianti]

UPDATE: First of all, I noticed that there's some discussion about these expired HME's in the Brew Demon Recipe Section, so that's good, too. Anyway, I've had a chance to taste some early samples of the Pilsner and the IPA and the Nut Brown so far. I've been using one 3.75 lb can or 3 of the 1.2 lb cans for a 2.5 gallon batch, and as pointed out in the recipes thread, it's actually too malty, even for my heavy malt taste, especially since the malt is not so fresh. I think I'm going to actually order more soon, if they still have any, and I'm going to only use 2 of the small cans or 2/3 of the large cans for a 2.5 gallon batch. Also think I'll steep or mash a little fresh grain to help the flavor, plus a little lactose to help cover the extract twang. I also plan to store the cans in fridge as soon as I get them to hopefully slow down any further deterioration while they're waiting to be used, since the only way I can justify the shipping cost is to buy at least 8 batches per order, or $1 per batch in shipping. I think it's worthwhile to brew these up. Not the best beers ever, but not the worst, either. By the way, I opened up more small cans of the Nut Brown for a 2nd batch, and found no pitting in those, so that's a good sign.

[bpgreen]

I bought a bunch of these because I'm travelling more often and I thought it would be nice to be able to do some quick brew days.

I'm glad I keg. I started one on 2/27 and kegged it on 3/19 (3 weeks fermenting). I used Nottingham yeast and fermented in my basement, where temperatures are usually in the low to mid 50s during winter. I use Notty in the low to mid 50s a lot, and it's a beast, usually getting around 77-80% attenuation. And usually long before the 2 week mark.

I think I even over pitched, using the old yeast cake.

I was considering adding a beano, thhen heating to denature it, but decided to check the status first.

hooked up the picnic tap yesterday and poured enough to get a gravity reading. 1.020. That's still higher than I'd like, but it's more reasonable than 1.028.

So it clearly wasn't done at 3 weeks.

This changes things.

I was planning on adding bulk LME, but that would require a hop boil. Or maybe add some table sugar (I hate that except when I don't; this is a case where I'd hate it).

But since the gravity dropped that much, I think I'll let it ride.

If you don't have kegs, be aware that these may take longer than usual to complete fermentation.

[RickBeer]

If it's the Stout, 1.20 is normal.

[bpgreen]

If it's the Stout, 1.20 is normal.

This was the pilsner. I'm OK with 1.020 and it may drop further. But at three weeks when I kegged, it was only at 1.028.

I just figured there was a lot of unfermentable sugar. Seems like there was a lot of less fermentable sugar. I'll probably continue kegging at three weeks, but I'll take a gravity reading when I tap the keg since it doesn't seem to be finishing in three weeks.

[LouieMacGoo]

Just a FYI

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[joechianti]

Well, I've been continuing to brew up those expired Brew Demon HME's, and even bought more. I wasn't used to the large cans, so I was using too much and the beer was too hoppy for me, but now I basically figured out how much to use to suit my taste. All in all, it's working out pretty good. And they still have quite a bit on that closeout. I promised myself I wasn't going back to HME anymore, but I must admit, when you're busy and/or hurting, they sure do make life easy.

[brewnewb]

I bought a few cans myself to make three 2 gallon batches. I have their IPA ready to go on tap and I'm fermenting the nut brown ale right now. Next up is the oatmeal stout. I like these for my small 2.5g kegs.

I bought them a few weeks ago and just leave them in the fridge until I use them.

[joechianti]

I bought a few cans myself to make three 2 gallon batches. I have their IPA ready to go on tap and I'm fermenting the nut brown ale right now. Next up is the oatmeal stout. I like these for my small 2.5g kegs.

I bought them a few weeks ago and just leave them in the fridge until I use them.

I started doing the same thing, keeping them in fridge. Seems to make good sense.