What’s up, y’all! Last time I talked about spray malt. Today let’s look at its close cousin: liquid malt extract, like this Briess golden light liquid malt extract.
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What is liquid malt extract?
In my gift ideas post I describe liquid malt extract as basically spray malt in liquid form. Like spray malt, it’s a replacement for sugar in your brewing process. Sometimes a recipe that calls for spray malt will also call for liquid malt extract, or the other way around.
Hopped or plain?
Liquid malt extract comes hopped and plain. The hopped versions are there to enhance the hop flavor, and there’s a hopped version for just about every color of beer: hopped light, hopped amber and hopped darker extracts.
If you’d rather keep it plain, there are options like the golden light one above and Briess traditional dark liquid malt extract for darker beers.
Match the color to your beer
I say this in nearly every post about malt and sugar: make sure you buy the correct color for the beer you’re brewing. In my full brewing routine I put it in big capital letters for a reason. Light for light beers, amber for medium-colored beers and dark for your darker styles.
Read the instructions first
In my Brewing with Kits 101 guide I suggest that if you’re using spray malt or liquid malt, you re-read how to use it before brew day. Make sure you have everything the kit requires before you open the can or pouch containing the wort, and write down what you used in your brew journal.
Liquid malt is a simple way to make your kit beer your own. Give it a shot. You can brew it!
Read more: Give brew kits as a gift: ideas for every brewer, Brewing with kits 101: how to brew beer using a kit, How I brew beer with a kit, start to finish