Beer recipes with Hopped Malt Extract??

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Beer recipes with Hopped Malt Extract??

Postby yahoo » Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:03 am

Hi,

I just received my ez caps the other day and have a batch of cider
brewing currently. However, I'm particularly interested in brewing
beer/ale. I bought a beer brewing kit a few years ago but it seemed so
complicated and time-intensive that I never got around to using it.
This is why I'd really like to use a hopped malt extract for my
preliminary batches of beer/ale instead of boiling a bunch of
ingredients together and risk messing everything up!

My questions are:

Can anyone recommend a variety of hopped malt extract and recipe that
works well with the ez caps and is easy enough for a beginner? What's
the shelf life of the liquid hopped malt extract and is there a dry
version?

What type of yeast have you had success with and is there a preference
between ale and lager yeast? What's the difference?

Is the addition of sugar or corn syrup required for brewing a beer/ale
in this manner? If so, is there a preferred sweetener and how much
should I use?

Finally, has anyone added fruit juices (apple or grape) to their
beer/ale with any success? What other flavors are commonly used and
are they added at the beginning or the end?

Variations on the standard cider recipe would be very helpful as well.
On a side note, I generally prefer a drier, not overwhelmingly sweet
cider (aiming for around 6% alc) so I made my current batch with 1/2
cup of sugar instead of the full cup. I plan on brewing it for about a
week. Does this sound right or did my logic fail somewhere along the way?

Thank you all in advance for your help!



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