Golden Harvest Lager Recipe

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Hi everyone,

This is my first post so sorry if I don't get everything right.

I am looking to make a nice Lager (Its bloody cold here at the moment!) and was looking for some advice on the recipe. My ideas went along the lines of;

1 can Cascade Golden Harvest Lager
500g Dextrose
500g Light Dry Malt
Saflager S-23
20g Hallertau Pellets added at beginning of racking for 1 week.

This will be my third brew so I am well and truly open to suggestions!

[Rysa]

http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/vi ... php?t=5871

I just bottled mine a couple of weeks ago, this thread was a page back in the recipe section. Haven't tasted it yet been seemed fairly good when i bottled.

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Yes I read that about 30 seconds after I posted. Wish I had clicked over the next page.
My main concern is what fermentables to use. I don't really know what effect the different sugars have on the final result. Looking at your recipe I think I might end up with lolly water if I use the dextrose

[Rysa]

Only new to this myself.
It won't have as much body if you use the dex.
If you use all dry malt it will have more body and a maltier flavour to it.
1.5kg of liquid malt is equivalent to 1kg of dried too so unless you want a thicker beer i wouldn't go over a kilo with dried. But that's just my taste for it too.
I just did 2 brews with a heap of dex for my relos that don't like a thick malty beer.
Depends on what you're after.

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Is there much difference between dry and liquid malt in this situation?

[Rysa]

I'll have to handball this Q on, as i said only new to this myself.
Going through a liquid malt phase here so that's all i've been using but as far as i know there isn't a heap of difference from what i've read.
I'll let someone else follow up on this.....

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Thanks anyway.
I think I'll start a new thread on this point . It will give me an opportunity to go into nerd mode.