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[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

So I brewed an extract carveze a while ago. It was terrible! Or awful or something similar. BUT I didn't know that when I bought 2 of them. So I need to do something with it. What do you all suggest? Can I use it to make something fuller? I'm worried that the can flavor will come through with the light stuff.

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[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Which kit is it?

I did the Coopers kit back in the day ... was also terrible ... to much of a malt flavour (almost like wort straight from the mash) and hardly any hops detected.

[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

You made me go check. It's an MJ. But then I checked the date and now I'm concerned. I'm pretty sure I bought it last year. But usually the expiration date only has a month and year in that order. This one has day as well and 19.07.13 [emoji848].
Who dates year.month.day?
Maybe I should just bin it and get it over with


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[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

I bought a brew blend nr.15 with it. Checked it as well. Expiration date 2020. Maybe the can does only expire next month

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[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

That is BEST BEFORE not EXPIRY DATE.

My suggestion: do a half an half

Half normal milled malt, mash as normal, then add the can to the boil.

Maybe something like a Marzen or Dark Lager or a Pilsener.

And the Malt Extracts don't usually have any hops added. It's just a wort reduction.

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

@jannieverjaar I'll take it off your hands and brew it. I like brewing expired stuff, it sometimes works out OK for a beer to give your fam who doesn't like proper beers.

[Langchop Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Langchop]

Hopefully its YYMMDD nd not DDMMYY !?

[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

Actually if I had seen your reply before 6am I would have done so. I'm in pta today.

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[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

Actually if I had seen your reply before 6am I would have done so. I'm in pta today.

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Hah, well if you want to get rid of it, let me know. I'll gladly take it off your hands!

[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

Made a turn at brew craft. I got 500g Vienna and 200 crystal 20l malts.
For some more flavor. Also got sa05 yeast. So I'm set for a blonde.
Decided to go for southern passion hops. Still need to decide where to leave the ibu

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[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

20-25 IBU should be fine ?

PS: Is this now to add to the kit or am i missing a previous statement about you brewing a blonde ?

[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

This is to add to the kit and convert it to a blond. I saw it in a YouTube video. But it had no weights so this is what I could come up with.

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[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

This is what I came up with. What do you think?
Had to use dextrose coz I cant find brew blend 15 in beersmith.
And had to use pilsen coz I cant find carveza extract.
Think it will be close enough? And more important taste good?

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[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Looks ok to me ... whats your process going to be?, cause remember there is no need to boil that Cerveza kit. Looks like you aiming for a 30min boil, so I will add the kit + the dextrose the last ±5min

Also remember that Cerveza is more than likely also pre-hopped to about 15 IBU (well I know the Coopers version is to about 15)

EDIT: PS- Why did you opt for an Ale yeast ?

[jannieverjaar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jannieverjaar]

Jip I keep to 30min boils. It sounds like there is no need for more then that.
My plan is to add the dextrose and kit at 0min I'm also considering a 25g flameout addition of southern passion for a better hop character with little to no additional ibus. I definitely don't have the temp control for a lager and in rustenburg it's still 20 to 26 during the day. The can does say it's got some ibus but I didn't really taste any on the other can

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