dirtygreek
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Today I got a brewing kit (called Ale Pail) which comes with a brewing pail and a bottling pail. I got a John Bull india pale ale kit as my first experiment. It comes with instructions and everything, but the guy at the store suggested using malt extract (powder form) to give the beer a higher alcohol content and fuller taste.
My question is when to add the malt. The instructions say to add 1 kg of sugar to the mix for the initial boil - do I replace that sugar with malt or do I supplement the malt with the sugar? Or can I do either or a half-and-half depending on what I want?
I want the alcohol content to be higher than 3.2%, which is what this kit would normally produce, and I understand using malt rather than sugar prevents the "winey" taste that sugar can cause. Any help is appreciated.
My question is when to add the malt. The instructions say to add 1 kg of sugar to the mix for the initial boil - do I replace that sugar with malt or do I supplement the malt with the sugar? Or can I do either or a half-and-half depending on what I want?
I want the alcohol content to be higher than 3.2%, which is what this kit would normally produce, and I understand using malt rather than sugar prevents the "winey" taste that sugar can cause. Any help is appreciated.