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Date: 13 Jun 2006 23:56:56
From: mdginzo
Subject: First TImer Brew?
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Hi, I have made wines before, but never a beer. I have all the
equiptment I need, but i was wondering if i could get a suggestion for
an easy beer recipe for a first timer that isnt too hard to make come
out right?
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Date: 14 Jun 2006 14:11:07
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: First TImer Brew?
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On 13 Jun 2006 23:56:56 -0700, <mdginzo@gmail.com > wrote:
> Hi, I have made wines before, but never a beer. I have all the
> equiptment I need, but i was wondering if i could get a suggestion for
> an easy beer recipe for a first timer that isnt too hard to make come
> out right?
If you haven't read it yet, I would highly recommend http://www.howtobrew.com
Dark beers (stout or porter) make excellent first time batches if you
happen to like that style. They'll help to hide any flaws and give you
a better feeling of being succesfull your first attempt.
John.
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Date: 14 Jun 2006 08:08:20
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: First TImer Brew?
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mdginzo <mdginzo@gmail.com > wrote:
> Hi, I have made wines before, but never a beer. I have all the
> equiptment I need, but i was wondering if i could get a suggestion for
> an easy beer recipe for a first timer that isnt too hard to make come
> out right?
You have all the equipment you need to do want? All-Grain,
Partial-Mash, or Extract?
If you want easy, here's an Extract recipe for an American Pale Ale:
3 lbs. Muntons Light DME
3 lbs. Muntons Amber DME
1.2 oz. Northern Brewer (Pellets, 8.00 %AA) boiled 60 min
0.5 oz. Willamette (Pellets, 5.00 %AA) boiled 15 min
0.5 oz. Willamette (Pellets, 5.00 %AA) boiled 1 min
Yeast: WYeast 1332 Northwest Ale
Est. OG: 1.053
Est. FG: 1.012
Est. ABV: 5.3%
Est. SRM: 9.00
Est. IBU: 41.10
If you want an All-Grain recipe for an American Pale Ale, forget
the extracts and mash
3 lbs. American 2-row
4 lbs. American Munich
4 lbs. Maris Otter Pale
follow the hop schedule above.
Almost the same beer!
Dick
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Date: 14 Jun 2006 10:14:23
From: CarlJF
Subject: Re: First TImer Brew?
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John 'Shaggy' Kolesar wrote:
> On 13 Jun 2006 23:56:56 -0700, <mdginzo@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi, I have made wines before, but never a beer. I have all the
> > equiptment I need, but i was wondering if i could get a suggestion for
> > an easy beer recipe for a first timer that isnt too hard to make come
> > out right?
>
> If you haven't read it yet, I would highly recommend http://www.howtobrew.com
>
> Dark beers (stout or porter) make excellent first time batches if you
> happen to like that style. They'll help to hide any flaws and give you
> a better feeling of being succesfull your first attempt.
>
I agree with John, reading How To Brew, or at least the first few
chapters, is a must to start brewing. You will find easy first brew
recipes there. The one called "Cincinnati Pale Ale" make a very decent
pale ale, better than anything you may get from any of the big
industrial breweries, and can't hardly be easier to make.
You can also use "beer kit" but with the modifications suggested in How
to Brew. Which are, basically, to replace sugar by dry malt extract,
boil everything for 20-30 minutes with some added hops (about 25g for
each kg of DME added), and use fresh yeast instead of the one coming
with the kit. I've done this for my first brew and results where more
than satisfying. But starting with a kit isn't easier than brewing with
the extract + hops recipes given above or in How To Brew.
Just to make things clear, with beer, there's basically three kinds of
recipe: the "extract only", the "partial mash", and "full grain". As
the name implies, the "extract only" just use malt extracts and hops,
with no grains, and are the easiest to brew. The "partial mash" uses
extract for the bulk of the mash but also use some grains to add color
and more control on taste, somewhat more complex to do than "extract
only" but with much improved results. And "full grain" don't use
extract at all. Give you the best beer and total control of the brewing
process. However, it's also the most difficult of the three and require
some special equipment. For a first brew, "extract only" or a simple
"partial mash" are possible. I do not recommend an "all-grain" to start
with, unless you have an experimented brewers at your side to guide you
and provide you with the hardware needed.
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