Sheep Have Wool
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Hi everyone! First off, a big thanks to everyone here for all the info I've picked up so far - I even started a batch of Apfelwein.
Fizzy fruit goodness is nice, but I'd like to make some beer. The problem? I have no idea what to make - at least, specifically. I'm not all that interested in a kit - I'd like to buy some ingredients in bulk, and I'd prefer to avoid LME after all of the bad things I've heard about color.
The guidelines:
I've searched the recipe database here, but I haven't really found anything that's caught my eye and would be ready quickly (or isn't AG). $15 gift card to the person whose recipe I use as a thank you!
Fizzy fruit goodness is nice, but I'd like to make some beer. The problem? I have no idea what to make - at least, specifically. I'm not all that interested in a kit - I'd like to buy some ingredients in bulk, and I'd prefer to avoid LME after all of the bad things I've heard about color.
The guidelines:
- Extract + Specialty Grain. I'd like to start someplace relatively simple and work my way up to AG later. I have the gear for a primary/secondary temperature controlled ferment, and I'll be using a 5g brewpot.
- It should be ready (and good!) quickly. I'm certainly willing to wait for beer goodness, but I'd feel much better being patient if I was drinking some of my first batch while the second was going.
- It should be on the malty side. I like all sorts of beer. SWMBO, however, likes beers that aren't super hoppy. I'd prefer something that wasn't a dessert beer that can still firmly implant the idea that brewing beer == fun/good. Maybe a malty brown ale or a hefe?
- DME is preferred. I'd like the color to come out right, and I'd like to be able to purchase/store in bulk. I hear the color can also be helped with a...
- Late Extract Addition. I've heard it's a good idea, but I don't have brewing software to adjust the hops. This certainly isn't a requirement, though.
I've searched the recipe database here, but I haven't really found anything that's caught my eye and would be ready quickly (or isn't AG). $15 gift card to the person whose recipe I use as a thank you!