Dad's favorite

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mregione
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Dad's favorite

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for my third batch of Mr Beer, I used the recipe at Mr Beer for the Dad's favorite cream ale but did not utilize the mr beer brewmax. I had a kit of patriot lager so I used 1 lb light lme instead of the brewmax. I boiled the lme and honey called for in the recipe for 15 minutes then removed from heat, added the hme and followed the mr beer instructions. I got the correct OG that was called for in the mr beer recipe so hopefully it will turn out ok.
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The Pale LME called for in the recipe should be little different from the light LME you had. The difference is 8.8 ounces vs. a pound, so theoretically you should have come out higher on the OG, but Mr. Beer overstates ABV on their refills. It will be fine I'm sure.
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Re: Dad's favorite

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Sounds great, I have those ingredients around I may to give it a try.
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