SteveT 0 Posted January 7, 2019 I got a n American Larger refill kit a year ago. It came with 2 cans of HME. One says American Larger and the other says Classic American light. It also included Hops pellets and a bag. No instructions....Do I use both cans? Attached is a picture with what was in the box and the packing list is: ******************************** Liberty Pellet Hops No-Rinse Cleanser Muslin Hop sack Classic American Light American Larger ******************************** In the past I've only received and used one can of HME so confused here. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiniYoda 1,978 Posted January 7, 2019 That looks like the recipe fot the Powerful Patriot Ale https://www.mrbeer.com/powerful-patriot-ale-recipe 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveT 0 Posted January 7, 2019 Sweet...Thank you very much....brew time. 😃 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shrike 6,387 Posted January 7, 2019 Yep, use both cans. Follow the instructions from the link MiniYoda shared above, use good sanitation, keep the wort temperature around 65 during fermentation, go a full three weeks, and you should be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickBeer 6,375 Posted January 7, 2019 You explained in another thread that your cans say "best by May 2017". So while the cans are fine, the hops, which haven't been refrigerated, are perhaps not fine. If the cans are dated best by May 2017, then your kit is 2 or 3 years old I would expect. If that's the case, I wouldn't use the hops. You might open them and take a deep inhale. If they smell cheesy, toss them. Even if they don't, I suspect you won't nice much aroma after letting them air out for a few minutes. In that case, toss them again. You can make the recipe fine without them, they are just adding a dash of aroma. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shrike 6,387 Posted January 7, 2019 Good catch on the hops, Rick; I completely forgot about them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiniYoda 1,978 Posted January 7, 2019 That's why we pay him the big bucks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickBeer 6,375 Posted January 8, 2019 15 hours ago, MiniYoda said: That's why we pay him the big bucks It's not the money, that's not why I do it. It's the throne, as well as the honorary title that Mr. Beer gave me, Grand Poobah. There is nothing like walking down the street and having some young person run up to you and say "are you really the Grand Poobah?". I usually respond "yes young man, yes I am." Then I go home and sit on the throne (no, not that throne, the other one). I'd recommend in future posts that the OP keep related questions together. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveT 0 Posted January 8, 2019 Thanks all. I figured the Yeast was a tosser and now I'll toss the HOPS pellets too. I asked 2 seperate questions because I had an answer for the date on the cans and here I was looking for instructions. Thanks again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites