General homebrew discussion, tips and help on kit and malt extract brewing, and talk about equipment. Queries on sourcing supplies and equipment should go in The Store.
getting back on to the subject, I have seen those plastic lids that you can get to put on unfinished dog food cans before putting them back in the fridge. I reckon they'd be a goer for home brew tins as they are about the same size...
I must admit that i've never had any left over liquid malt before, I try to use the whole can(s) in the brew. If there is additional malt to be added to increase the alcohol concentration, then i usually go the dry malt extract.
The problem i have is trying to get the dry malt packet to become airtight without blowing a heap of malt out the openeing. or sucking it into the hand held vacuum sealer that i have. thats a bastard
I freely admit that I was Very Very Drunk....
"They speak of my drinking, but never consider my thirst."
This is part of the reason I switched to AG, the absolute cheapest I could buy any extract was to buy prehopped generic or Tooheys kits for $9 each, and there are only so many beers you can make from them, before you decide you need to widen your horizons.
Honestly if I could source dry extract for $6 per kilo I would give up on AG
Pale_Ale wrote:If I was close to a G&G I would pick up a sack of dry malt but my local only sells liquid in bulk, and at $3.17/kg it's worth storing it somewhere
do you have an exact address for that HBS in brissy? I go to one at kenmore which is nice and close but doesnt have much of a range and definately doesnt have DM for $6 a kilo!
wait......i didnt know where margate was .....but now that i do it might be a while before i get there.....perhaps on the way to the sunny coast next time i go.
Pale_Ale wrote:Hey, how do you guys store your liquid malt in the event of not using the whole container or buying bulk? At the moment I just make sure I use it all, but if there's a no fuss way to store it I will.
Sanitise an airtight plastic container, dry it and put your liquid malt in and add a thin film of vodka on top. I use the pantry to store it {cool and dry}
{lite dry malt $6 kg. here, best price I`ve heard of }
Forget that! He`s just increased it to $9kg. Yes, a 50% increase! The reason? "Everything`s gone up." Maybe, but not by 50%. He won`t see me again
As a side note ryan. I put one of those Amarillo wetpacks from Hervey Bay down on the weekend. It had a very apparent grassy smell which scares me a bit. But I am hoping it will be nice (better be for $43)!
yeah, he won`t be getting $9 kg. off me. There`s other ways to skin a cat
A couple of other blokes have mentioned the grassy finish with that Amirillo pack. At $43 you wouldn`t want too many dissapointments
.....but now that i do it might be a while before i get there.....perhaps on the way to the sunny coast next time i go.
