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snip< This will open a huge can of worms i guess but all feedback welcome Sewelly I haven’t used worms as an adjunct yet (to the best of my knowledge), and I didn’t know I could get them in cans…hmmm.

Steve. be sure you don’t get the kind that comes with perservatives in em…  Will kill your yeast for certain!  And I’d also advise against the kind in mustard sauce.  They make great snacks with brew, but just wouldn’t work well in a nice worm ale…  The ones in spring water are prolly best Other than that, go for it.  But ya prolly don’t want to use more than a #202 can…. Paul Gennrich Isp Brewing (Hey, we KNOW how to use road kill here in Georgia….)

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I use only Liquid Worm Extract and have had great results – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – snip< This will open a huge can of worms i guess but all feedback welcome Sewelly I haven’t used worms as an adjunct yet (to the best of my knowledge), and I didn’t know I could get them in cans…hmmm. Steve. be sure you don’t get the kind that comes with perservatives in em…  Will kill your yeast for certain!  And I’d also advise against the kind in mustard sauce.  They make great snacks with brew, but just wouldn’t work well in a nice worm ale…  The ones in spring water are prolly best Other than that, go for it.  But ya prolly don’t want to use more than a #202 can…. Paul Gennrich Isp Brewing (Hey, we KNOW how to use road kill here in Georgia….)

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I prefer dried worm extract (DWE).  The *huge* can of worms is usually too much for me to use in one session and I find that the DWE stores better and doesn’t stink up the fridge.  I know that the purists out there will argue that whole worms are the only way to go, but I don’t want to invest in the worm mashing equipment, buss bedding, etc. that it takes to do it right. Besides, my son never tries to sneak into my stash of DWE when he goes walleye fishing. ;^) — Brian Bushido Brewing Co. "A nerd is a human being without enough Africa in him or her." -B. Eno Remove *spambites* from address when replying

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I use only Liquid Worm Extract and have had great results

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snip< This will open a huge can of worms i guess but all feedback welcome Sewelly

I haven’t used worms as an adjunct yet (to the best of my knowledge), and I didn’t know I could get them in cans…hmmm. Steve Pretti

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snip< This will open a huge can of worms i guess but all feedback welcome Sewelly I haven’t used worms as an adjunct yet (to the best of my knowledge), and I didn’t know I could get them in cans…hmmm. Steve Pretti

The canned stuff is processed and dehydrated. Blecch. I prefer to gettum from the nearest bait and tackle shop fresh outta the dirt. Use about 10-15% as adjunct in all your raw sewage style lagers and ales. Lends a nice slithery mouthfeel, and makes the beer slide down ultra smooth. You can do a single infusion, as there are plenty of enzymes to carry out the starch conversion. Watch out for the protein haze tho. — Waiting, Waiting for the Worms… [Pinkus Floydus]

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So   i have been brewing for about 5 months now.   I brew from canned wort & add stuff in. Have made a lot of brews and have been really happy with em  but i need opinion on the advantages and disadvantages of taking this on to the next step and using grains and stuff

The advantage of using grain are: lower cost, the ability to get lighter color, the ability to get lower final gravity (or higher if desired) The disadvantages are: twice the time of extract brewing. more variables to control to make consistent beer. That being said. In my opinion grain does not make better beer. Grain brewers, because they are generally more experienced brewers, make better beer. Grain brewers can also make certain styles (eg Pils, Weizen) better than extract brewers because they do have the above mentioned advantages — Precision Brewing Systems URL http://www.wp.com/hosi/pbscat.html Manufacturer of SS Brew Kettles, 3 Vessel Brew Systems, the MAXICHILLER, (fastest, most efficient, CF chiller available) and the PBS Stainless Hopback.

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So   i have been brewing for about 5 months now.   I brew from canned wort & add stuff in.   Have made a lot of brews and have been really happy with em  but i need opinion on the advantages and disadvantages of taking this on to the next step and using grains and stuff

  Advantages:   Low cost per batch More control – fermentables, color, flavor, etc. Excuse to buy more toys. Get to play with more toys. Feeling of satisfaction from having turned big grass seeds into beer. I enjoy it more than I do brewing an extract beer.   Disadvantages: Initial equipment investement can be nasty,   Time consuming – my average batch is a 6 hour job, setup to cleanup. More things can go wrong – pH, temps. More stuff to clean. My wife hates it.  She’d rather I stuck to the less mess extract brews. Brewing TOMMOROW!   1. California Common Beer (Steam)  - all grain 2. American Pale Ale (Mirror Pond Clone) – all grain 3. Basic Porter w/specialty grains – extract.   (liquid, bulk)

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So   i have been brewing for about 5 months now.   I brew from canned wort & add stuff in. Have made a lot of brews and have been really happy with em  but i need opinion on the advantages and disadvantages of taking this on to the next step and using grains and stuff This will open a huge can of worms i guess but all feedback welcome Sewelly

If you like your beer, keep brewing it. If by "add stuf in" you mean specialty grains, and hops, then keep doing it, if not then start adding these items. Moving to a partial, or full mash, changes your brewing session fairly dramatically, particularly in the amount of time required and the extra cleanup that it entails. That said I started brewing all grain after just 6 months of brewing. Six months later I was pretty much an exclusive all grain brewer. For me it was the fact that I think I have more control over everything with all grain. The one thing about all grain brewing is that convience in the brewing session costs. This will take the form of money, and/or time to build a setup that minimizes the labor involved. For a good and simple overview of all-grain brewing any of Dave Miller’s books give a much better description than Papzian’s books. Brian Brian

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So   i have been brewing for about 5 months now.   I brew from canned wort & add stuff in.   Have made a lot of brews and have been really happy with em  but i need opinion on the advantages and disadvantages of taking this on to the next step and using grains and stuff This will open a huge can of worms i guess but all feedback welcome Sewelly

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