cbird01 said:
How about why he put Tettenanger for bittering, Saazer for flavor and Hallertauer for aroma?
I dunno . . . I think I used the Tettenanger for bittering because it had the highest AA but you can mix them up as ya like. here's a couple links that may be usefull for malts and hops that I use alot . . . .
http://www.brewsupplies.com/grain_profiles.htm
http://***********/referenceguide/hops/
The Aromatic malt will give you a strong malt armoa and some good color
The hops
Tettenanger - mild and slightly spicey, wont taste if used for 60 minutes, just get the bittering fromthem
Saaz - mild and pleasant, earthy and spicy
Hallertauer - very mild, pleasant, slightly flowery and some spice
It's a very simple basic beer but still should have a bit of complexity to it . . . hell I may have to make it myself
agree on the DME, will be fine but you will need less . . . about 5.5 lbs according to promash. I only used the gold because it was light in color. The Muttons extra light is just a shade lighter (3SRM vs 4SRM).
Yeast wise IMHO (and I know this is a 3rd wire kinda thing) Whitelabs / Wyeast it really dont matter. If ya like one or can only buy the one brand at your LHBS it's no big deal. For the most part they both have the same yeast . . . if not exactly the same close enuff 90% of us wouldnt be able to tell the difference. That reminds me . . . 2 more links . . .
http://www.wyeastlab.com/beprlist.htm
http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/homebrew_strains.html
I know sometimes coming up with a recipie can be intimidating but TBH it's not a big deal. With those 4 links above you have just about everything ya need to figure out basicly what your beer is going to taste like. If ya have a basic idea start with the malt, then figure out what hops ya want, finally decide on the yeast. Those links will tell ya everything you need to know flavor wise and the rest will come from your personal tastes and experiances. I would HIGHLY suggest a program like Promash if you are going to start experimenting if not for any other reason it helps out with all your proportions of the malt and helps figure out them IBUs. Besides it has all the guideline for styles if you were interested in trying to folow them.
Why did I pick the ingrediants I picked?
I checked out the info from those pages and thats what gave me the profile you asked for.
Why did I go with those amounts?
I used Promash and the charts from those links and stayed withing the guidelines.
Why did I put the hops in for those times and in that order?
Hell if I know . . .felt good I guess:fro: