Good morning, all.
My original intent was to use the "crash course" recipe in Palmer's book, but the staff in the brew store steered me away from that. They said I needed to start simple.
On Monday, I started my first brew, a Coopers Australian Pale Ale. It's a pre-hopped mix.
The recipe can be found here: recipe. I don't think it could be more vague if someone tried.
The store that I shopped at didn't have the Brew Enhancer 2 called for in the recipe, but she did give me a 3 pound package of malt to use (of which I used ~2.2 pounds).
It's been bubbling away nicely in the plastic primary and the bubbling has slowed WAY down. In Palmer's book, he recommends about two weeks to bottling. However, I've been reading about racking into a second (glass) primary at some point.
Like most things that are art, there's more than one way to defur a feline. When I started, I hoped to just follow a single recipe to completion - now I'm out wandering in the wilderness.
Any input would be appreciated... and next time, I'm going to stick to my guns and my shopping list.
My original intent was to use the "crash course" recipe in Palmer's book, but the staff in the brew store steered me away from that. They said I needed to start simple.
On Monday, I started my first brew, a Coopers Australian Pale Ale. It's a pre-hopped mix.
The recipe can be found here: recipe. I don't think it could be more vague if someone tried.
The store that I shopped at didn't have the Brew Enhancer 2 called for in the recipe, but she did give me a 3 pound package of malt to use (of which I used ~2.2 pounds).
It's been bubbling away nicely in the plastic primary and the bubbling has slowed WAY down. In Palmer's book, he recommends about two weeks to bottling. However, I've been reading about racking into a second (glass) primary at some point.
Like most things that are art, there's more than one way to defur a feline. When I started, I hoped to just follow a single recipe to completion - now I'm out wandering in the wilderness.
Any input would be appreciated... and next time, I'm going to stick to my guns and my shopping list.