Currently making the equipment I need for my first all grain brew. I'm looking for a real simple recipe. Ideally a beer that's robust and hard to f**k up. I don't really care what it is. I'll drink anything. More interested in getting a process that works, is simple, repeatable and validates that the equipment I'v made is up to the job.
Suggestions?
All grain or Extract as you have posted in Extract? Mod police will move us on in any case.
Any smash recipie will give you the basics of good beer and easy to tell where if anywhere the wheels come off, consider a blonde ale.
The volumes and temps are obviously around my equipment, but 4 ingredients gave me good beer, wait 30 days for it to go crystal clear.
Recipe: Johns Cascade Blonde TYPE: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
---RECIPE SPECIFICATIONS-----------------------------------------------
SRM: 7.4 EBC SRM RANGE: 5.9-11.8 EBC
IBU: 21.5 IBUs Tinseth IBU RANGE: 15.0-28.0 IBUs
OG: 1.046 SG OG RANGE: 1.038-1.054 SG
FG: 1.011 SG FG RANGE: 1.008-1.013 SG
BU:GU: 0.463 Calories: 554.2 kcal/l Est ABV: 4.7 %
EE%: 75.00 % Batch: 22.00 l Boil: 27.50 l BT: 60 Mins
---WATER CHEMISTRY ADDITIONS----------------
Total Grain Weight: 4.30 kg Total Hops: 65.00 g oz.
---MASH/STEEP PROCESS------MASH PH:5.40 ------
>>>>>>>>>>-ADD WATER CHEMICALS BEFORE GRAINS!!<<<<<<<
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.30 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (4.8 EBC) Grain 1 100.0 %
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 12.01 l of water at 77.4 C 67.8 C 60 min
---SPARGE PROCESS---
>>>>>>>>>>-RECYCLE FIRST RUNNINGS & VERIFY GRAIN/MLT TEMPS: 7.0 C/7.0 C
>>>>>>>>>>-ADD BOIL CHEMICALS BEFORE FWH
Batch sparge with 2 steps (6.44l, 14.15l) of 75.6 C water
---BOIL PROCESS-----------------------------
Est Pre_Boil Gravity: 1.038 SG Est OG: 1.046 SG
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
25.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 15.6 IBUs
15.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 3 4.6 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 4 -
25.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 5 1.3 IBUs
---FERM PROCESS-----------------------------
Primary Start: 08/11/2012 - 4.00 Days at 19.4 C
Secondary Start: 12/11/2012 - 10.00 Days at 19.4 C
Style Carb Range: 2.40-2.80 Vols
Bottling Date: 22/11/2012 with 2.8 Volumes CO2:
Sounds ideal. Sorry about posting in the wrong area. May need to brush up on some of the meanings of the specifications. Gonna finally bite the bullet and read the palmer book properly. Sound for the recipe!
QuoteSounds ideal. Sorry about posting in the wrong area. May need to brush up on some of the meanings of the specifications. Gonna finally bite the bullet and read the palmer book properly. Sound for the recipe!
You didn't post in the wrong area, I just like riding in Willy Wonka's elevator, cos when the Oompa Loompa mods here press the button God only knows where you end up ;D
"Press the button Charlie"
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QuoteQuoteYou didn't post in the wrong area, I just like riding in Willy Wonka's elevator, cos when the Oompa Loompa mods here press the button God only knows where you end up ;D
Someone's looking to be banned!
Tired and emotional after the week-end there Hun?
My Missus would be thrilled ;D
Just figured out what extract brewing was. Didn't realize there was a step between kit and all grain. O well, mash tuns made now anyways.
I never extract brewed in my life :-[
Don't feel I missed out, I'm not knocking it, I just need a good extract brewer to show me the way :o