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This sounds great. I'm probably going to brew this for a summer ale, maybe with different hops. Thanks for sharing.

Hi all, I'd like to brew a very light pale ale similar to Magic Hat Single Chair. Just a very light, balanced, easy drinking beer. I found a clone ale recipe online and I tried to match the stats as best I could. I know it's harder to brew a light colored beer using extract so I'm using pilsner...

Also, I believe the more water you can boil on your stovetop, the lighter your beer color will be. I can't say from experience since I usually only boil 2 gallons but if you can use more in the boil then that should help.

I agree with the others. I mainly use DME and I found that if you add around 1 lb of it at the start of the boil and add the rest at flameout, it can help keep things lighter.

Yeah, it took me a little too long to decide on the recipe. At least this way I'll be able to keep the holidays going by enjoying Christmas flavors in February. :tank:

I probably didn't mix enough, agreed. The wort went into a 3 gallon carboy so I just picked it up and shook it to mix. I rerack at least once to filter put all the trub. It seems to help clear it up. The only beers I don't do a secondary for are wheat ales.

UPDATE: I brewed this bad boy on Sunday. I got a lot of color from the specialty grains, and tried a little mini mash on the stovetop. The OG was way higher than expected-- roughly 1.080! That seems way too high, since I was expecting 1.064. It tastes nice and sweet, I definitely could taste...

I should clarify and say that I wanted to be able to enjoy this over the winter. I wanted to brew it in time for Christmas but I took too long coming up with the recipe. I just want it to be available sometime this winter. Thanks.

Hi all, I'd like to brew something a little different for this winter. My girlfriend doesn't like really dark beers so I wanted to make something for the winter that isn't too boozy or heavy. I'm using some DME that's left over from another batch and I want to experiment with naked oats since...

Good luck!

It wouldn't do anything for the taste though, right? I want to make sure I get that distinct raising and fig flavor. I'm wondering if that comes more from the Special B or the dark candi syrup.

Agreed.

I know it's probably late in the game at this point, but I'd like to brew a darker spiced beer for the holidays. I love trappist ales so I'd like to make a dubbel but spice it up a bit. What do you think about the recipe below? Note that I'm planning on brewing a smaller batch, just 3...

Update: we bottled on 9/29, and I popped my first one this past Sunday. I'm very happy with this beer. I had read that it's hard to get a light color from extract brewing, but I heeded the advice and added most of the DME late in the boil. It had a nice foamy head, it's good and cloudy, and I...

Thanks! :mug:

Haha, thanks!

I've been throwing around a few ideas. My girlfriend and I just moved to a town west of Boston, and up until the late 60's there used to be a subway line here called the A-Line. I was thinking of naming it A-Line Aleworks or A-Line Brewing in honor of that. Another idea I had was naming it after...

Thanks guys! We brewed on Sunday. I tweaked the recipe a bit- I kept the grains, but used 3 lbs wheat DME and 3 lbs extra light DME. I added one lb of the extra light at the beginning, and added the rest towards the end to keep it lighter. I also added the orange peels and coriander late in the...

Thanks guys! We brewed on Sunday. I tweaked the recipe a bit- I kept the grains, but used 3 lbs wheat DME and 3 lbs extra light DME. I added one lb of the extra light at the beginning, and added the rest towards the end to keep it lighter. I also added the orange peels and coriander late in the...

Hi all, I'm going to be brewing my first Belgian Wit. I haven't gone all-grain yet, so this will be an extract recipe. I'd like this to resemble an Allagash White, Harpoon UFO White, or Hoegaarden. I came up with this recipe on Brewtoad and I'd love to get some input. According to Brewtoad...