Hello all!
I have just finished up my second batch (all-grain) and I am beginning to think about what I'm going to brew up next in two weeks. The last two I made were using clone recipes (Dead Guy and Manny's) and I am wanting to break into designing my own recipes. I am thinking a stout this time around. Anyway, I have been doing a lot of research (much of it here) and playing around in Beer Smith and I have come up with an idea for at least the grain bill part of my recipe.
7 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 60.9 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2 13.0 %
1 lbs Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.7 %
1 lbs Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4 8.7 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.3 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 6 2.2 %
4.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM)
I think it would be a fairly quirky and different stout, but I also recognize that I really have NO idea what I am doing and I would greatly appreciate if any of you could point out things that I am doing that are absolutely wrong, or provide other tips. I haven't done anything for the hops yet, but if you have any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks for the help!
I have just finished up my second batch (all-grain) and I am beginning to think about what I'm going to brew up next in two weeks. The last two I made were using clone recipes (Dead Guy and Manny's) and I am wanting to break into designing my own recipes. I am thinking a stout this time around. Anyway, I have been doing a lot of research (much of it here) and playing around in Beer Smith and I have come up with an idea for at least the grain bill part of my recipe.
7 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 60.9 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2 13.0 %
1 lbs Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.7 %
1 lbs Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4 8.7 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.3 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 6 2.2 %
4.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM)
I think it would be a fairly quirky and different stout, but I also recognize that I really have NO idea what I am doing and I would greatly appreciate if any of you could point out things that I am doing that are absolutely wrong, or provide other tips. I haven't done anything for the hops yet, but if you have any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks for the help!