as the title says, i am going to try my hand at some homebrewing..
here's the story why and the questions i have for some of the homebrewers..
i have read all that i can read - information overload..lol
gotta jump in now...
i recently tried a newcastle brown ale on tap and told the missus "i dont really like dark beer and am not really an ale drinker, but this one is good..."
after much research have come to find out that newcastle is actually a mix of two different beers. so the next adventure was to find a basic clone... i found two.... here are the recipes, can you guys please give me some thoughts and comments on the recipes..
thanks
recipe #1
Nut Brown
3.3 pounds amber LME
2 lbs amber DME
8 oz crystal crystal malt 60L
1 oz Willamette 60 minutes
1/2 oz Willamette 5 minutes
Yeast (Nottingham)
Steep crystal in grain bag in 2 gallons water at 155 for 20 minutes.
Discard grains.
Bring to a boil, add LME and DME (take off heat while adding!).
Bring to a boil again, and add bittering hops.
Boil 55 minutes and add finishing hops.
Cool to 70 degrees and add water to 5 gallons. Pitch yeast.
Recipe #2 is in pdf so you have to download it
http://www.theimageplace.net/uploads/520f0f3a4e.pdf
here's the story why and the questions i have for some of the homebrewers..
i have read all that i can read - information overload..lol
gotta jump in now...
i recently tried a newcastle brown ale on tap and told the missus "i dont really like dark beer and am not really an ale drinker, but this one is good..."
after much research have come to find out that newcastle is actually a mix of two different beers. so the next adventure was to find a basic clone... i found two.... here are the recipes, can you guys please give me some thoughts and comments on the recipes..
thanks
recipe #1
Nut Brown
3.3 pounds amber LME
2 lbs amber DME
8 oz crystal crystal malt 60L
1 oz Willamette 60 minutes
1/2 oz Willamette 5 minutes
Yeast (Nottingham)
Steep crystal in grain bag in 2 gallons water at 155 for 20 minutes.
Discard grains.
Bring to a boil, add LME and DME (take off heat while adding!).
Bring to a boil again, and add bittering hops.
Boil 55 minutes and add finishing hops.
Cool to 70 degrees and add water to 5 gallons. Pitch yeast.
Recipe #2 is in pdf so you have to download it
http://www.theimageplace.net/uploads/520f0f3a4e.pdf