Saturday, January 19, 2008

The Canned Malt Kits



My first three attempts at brewing were done using canned malt kits. I understand many brewers start wth this method and never make it past this point. Personally, I don't blame them. I don't know if it was just the fact that I was a new brewer, but these kits were horrible. I made the Irish Stout, The Great Ale, then an IPA. All three were equally disgusting. I think I still have about 30 bottles of these sitting in a garage somewhere. They had no flavor, or at least no desirable flavor. They left me feeling like I was cheated out of $20 and the small amount of time it took to boil and throw into the fermentation bucket. Instead of going into more detail, I can summarize the canned malt kits with a single image.

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