hey peeps, i pretty new at brewing ( about to brew my 3rd batch) and ive only used extract kits. im wanting to do a porter next but i want to try my own recipe.... but i will admit im kind of lost a lil bit. but here is what i was thinking
6 lbs of dark liquid malt extract
.5 lbs of bitish chocolate
.5 lbs of caramel 120l
1 oz of german northern brewer hops (30 min)
.5 oz of cascade/ uk fuggle hops (2 min)
nottinghams yeast
what do u guys think? ive read on here that using a light dme is better than using dark lme and using more specialty grains to flavor it. im really interested in that but i dont know how much more grain to use to compensate?? basically i guess im needing to know if the grains seem right for a porter and if the hops are about right ( i know they may be a bit off but im not a real hop head but do realize that they may need more due to it being a darker beer). and also some kind of conversion or reccomendation on the grains if i were to use like a light dme or a munich dme.... please be gentle if its way off.... like i said this is pretty much my first recipe ever and need some advice from the pros thank u so much!!!
*EDIT*
im thinking of backing off the 120l maby go with 60l... i want a kiss of caramel but not everwhelming.... thought about adding a touch of black in there but if i do it wont be much.... really just want the main questions anwered i know it is alot of questions...thank u for your time
6 lbs of dark liquid malt extract
.5 lbs of bitish chocolate
.5 lbs of caramel 120l
1 oz of german northern brewer hops (30 min)
.5 oz of cascade/ uk fuggle hops (2 min)
nottinghams yeast
what do u guys think? ive read on here that using a light dme is better than using dark lme and using more specialty grains to flavor it. im really interested in that but i dont know how much more grain to use to compensate?? basically i guess im needing to know if the grains seem right for a porter and if the hops are about right ( i know they may be a bit off but im not a real hop head but do realize that they may need more due to it being a darker beer). and also some kind of conversion or reccomendation on the grains if i were to use like a light dme or a munich dme.... please be gentle if its way off.... like i said this is pretty much my first recipe ever and need some advice from the pros thank u so much!!!
*EDIT*
im thinking of backing off the 120l maby go with 60l... i want a kiss of caramel but not everwhelming.... thought about adding a touch of black in there but if i do it wont be much.... really just want the main questions anwered i know it is alot of questions...thank u for your time