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Date: 04 Jun 2006 14:24:52
From: TARogue
Subject: True Brew kit
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I bought a True Brew Amber Ale kit to make somthing quick and dirty
while I wait for other brews to ferment/condition. The kit says to boil
only 20-30 minutes. Will a 60 minute boil do bad things?
Thanks!
Tom
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TARogue (t o m (at) t a r o g u e . n e t)
"To be sure of hitting your target, shoot first, and call whatever you
hit the target." - Ashleigh Brilliant
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 11:49:27
From: Phil
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 14:24:52 +0000 (UTC), TARogue <look@my.sig > wrote:
>I bought a True Brew Amber Ale kit to make somthing quick and dirty
>while I wait for other brews to ferment/condition. The kit says to boil
>only 20-30 minutes. Will a 60 minute boil do bad things?
It'll be more bitter.
Phil
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 19:20:41
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 14:24:52 +0000 (UTC), <look@my.sig > wrote:
> I bought a True Brew Amber Ale kit to make somthing quick and dirty
> while I wait for other brews to ferment/condition. The kit says to boil
> only 20-30 minutes.
Well, the first rule of kit brewing is to always ignore the instructions
that come with the kit. They are almost always horrible.
> Will a 60 minute boil do bad things?
Is the extract pre-hopped or does it come with seperate hops?
John.
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 21:00:02
From: TARogue
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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On 2006-06-04, John 'Shaggy' Kolesar <spam@shagg.net > wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 14:24:52 +0000 (UTC), <look@my.sig> wrote:
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>> Will a 60 minute boil do bad things?
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> Is the extract pre-hopped or does it come with seperate hops?
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Both, actually. One can of 3.3 lbs Muntons hopped amber extract, and one
oz Cascade hops.
I did the half-hour boil. I think I'm done with kits.
Tom
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TARogue (t o m (at) t a r o g u e . n e t)
It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would
sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defence
of our nation worthwhile. -Earl Warren, jurist (1891-1974)
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 17:53:03
From: Mark R
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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"TARogue" <look@my.sig > wrote in message
> Both, actually. One can of 3.3 lbs Muntons hopped amber extract, and one
> oz Cascade hops.
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> I did the half-hour boil. I think I'm done with kits.
What were the instructions for the hop additions? I did a similar kit from
my LHBS not True Brew where the wort was pre hopped and the included hops
was for last minute flavoring and aroma additions. That was my first batch
years ago and all I could do was follow directions.
Mark R
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 13:03:09
From: TARogue
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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On 2006-06-04, Mark R <marknorayspam@noev1spam.net > wrote:
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> "TARogue" <look@my.sig> wrote in message
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>> Both, actually. One can of 3.3 lbs Muntons hopped amber extract, and one
>> oz Cascade hops.
>>
>> I did the half-hour boil. I think I'm done with kits.
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> What were the instructions for the hop additions?
It said to add the LME, the DME, and the hops all together at the
beginning of the boil.
I followed the instructions (mostly) and now it's just time to wait.
Luckily, my spruce beer is just about ready, so I'll have something to
do while I wait ...
Tom
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TARogue (t o m (at) t a r o g u e . n e t)
The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of moral
crisis, preserved their neutrality. -- Dante
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 18:48:29
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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I've decided the same...either I'm gonna use tried and true recipes from
people I know or use the "kit" beer instructions as a guideline I can build
off of..that's how I turned my mothers questionable chile con carne into a
chili I'm thinking I should enter into a contest...only difference with beer
is it takes weeks to find out if you messed up...
Gerard
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 15:35:02
From: Phil
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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On 4 Jun 2006 19:20:41 GMT, John 'Shaggy' Kolesar <spam@shagg.net >
wrote:
>On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 14:24:52 +0000 (UTC), <look@my.sig> wrote:
>> I bought a True Brew Amber Ale kit to make somthing quick and dirty
>> while I wait for other brews to ferment/condition. The kit says to boil
>> only 20-30 minutes.
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>Well, the first rule of kit brewing is to always ignore the instructions
>that come with the kit. They are almost always horrible.
>
>> Will a 60 minute boil do bad things?
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>Is the extract pre-hopped or does it come with seperate hops?
Unless they've changed it since I've used them, the extract is
unhopped.
Phil
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visit the New York City Homebrewers Guild website:
http://www.hbd.org/nychg
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 19:38:20
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 15:35:02 -0400, <dogglebe@yahoooo.com > wrote:
> Unless they've changed it since I've used them, the extract is
> unhopped.
Seems pretty weird to have an unhopped extract and only call for a 20-30
minute boil. I believe you, see my earlier comment about kit instructions
being horrible. ;)
IMO, if that's the case, I'd go with what you know works rather than what
the kit says. I'd do a full boil.
John.
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 17:59:30
From: Phil
Subject: Re: True Brew kit
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On 4 Jun 2006 19:38:20 GMT, John 'Shaggy' Kolesar <spam@shagg.net >
wrote:
>On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 15:35:02 -0400, <dogglebe@yahoooo.com> wrote:
>> Unless they've changed it since I've used them, the extract is
>> unhopped.
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>Seems pretty weird to have an unhopped extract and only call for a 20-30
>minute boil. I believe you, see my earlier comment about kit instructions
>being horrible. ;)
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>IMO, if that's the case, I'd go with what you know works rather than what
>the kit says. I'd do a full boil.
My first five or six batches were from True Brew kits. I just
remember following the directions. Perhaps they included enough hops
so a thirty minute boil was all that's needed.
Just go with whatever the directions say.
Phil
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http://www.hbd.org/nychg
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