Mine is all extract for those of us that are just getting started:"summer Pale" Ale
1)1.7kg can Cooper's OS lager (pre hoped with pride of ringwood)
1) 3lb bag Munton's plain extra light SDME (works out to about 1.4kg)
1) 1oz pack Kent Golding hop pellets@15mins (4.5%AA)
1) 1oz pack Willamette hops dry hop for 7 days(4.7%AA)
1) sachet Cooper's ale yeast (supplied,made into 1 1/2C starter for 3.5 hours)
I heated 1 1/4 gallons of water in my brew kettle to a heavy simmer (electric stove & no lid). Then add bag of 1oz Kent Golding hops. Set timer for 15 mins.
Take kettle off heat,remove hop bag.
Add DME & stir to incorporate. Then add Cooper's can And stir briskly. Cool wort down to 72-75F & pour into FV. Top off to 23L & take hydrometer reading. Mine was 1.044.
If my FG is low enough/stops on Monday (2 weeks to the day),I'll add the Willamette hops in a small bag to the fermenter for 7 days. Then bottle.
In the beginning,the hydro sample was a dark amber with a copper blush. At 7 days,it was SG 1.020,but a light golden with an amber blush. I hope the color holds so it'll maybe improve a little with aging/carbing. Even at 7 days,the sample had a certain crispness to it. A bit dry,but not sour. The Kent Golding is def noticeable,but not dominating the malts. The Willamette should give the KG's lemon grass flavors a bit more definition,IMO.
Hope this helps somebody...