help with decision

hey, so im about to bottle my first batch and i was looking for guidance for another tasty brew decision. im looking for something that will be done by end of july/mid august, so something pretty drinkable for the remaining summertime is my idea. btw, im sticking with extract but i can always steep some grains too. thinking like a northern brewer/brewers best kind of kit. thanks for any help. looking forward to my first batch, let alone all future ones

That my friend is up to you entirely. What was you're first batch, out of curiosity? I would recommend something with a low OG (around 1.045 or so) so it will be ready to drink sooner.

I just made a wheat kit from my LHBS and added a bit of crystal malt and some extra hops, cause that's how I roll. I'm hoping it will be done in 4 weeks so I can drink it for the rest of the summer.

slatorian said:

hey, so im about to bottle my first batch and i was looking for guidance for another tasty brew decision. im looking for something that will be done by end of july/mid august, so something pretty drinkable for the remaining summertime is my idea. btw, im sticking with extract but i can always steep some grains too. thinking like a northern brewer/brewers best kind of kit. thanks for any help. looking forward to my first batch, let alone all future ones

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I agree lower gravity makes the most sense. I just picked up extract kits (with specialty grains) from AHS: Agave wit and their ESB, both of which I'm very excited to brew.

Everyone raves about Patersbier as a great summer brew. Light with a complex body. Check this one out:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/patersbier-extract-kit-1.html

thanks for the quick turnaround on responses. i have a weisbier from brewers best kit in primary about ready to be bottled. fg sitting at about 1.014 which is in the target range. i like the idea of the wheat and lower gravity since its summer, i also like a bit of citrus and floral notes in my beer without them being too overpowering. i was thinking of going with a northern brewer kit this time because a lot of people seem to like their kits. i think i like the T-can and bearcat's wheaten beatdown. has anybody made this one? interested in how it came out. thanks again

also thanks for the paterspier suggestion topher, looks like another great brew.

If you can ferment at 60F, try a Cal Common with Simcoe instead of Northern Brewer. Move a decent portion of your IBUs to later in the boil, dryhop for the last week of fermentation.

Try Midwest supplies Amarillo Pale Ale kit. I just opened my first bottle of it last night, brewed 4/18, quite tasty!! I used the wyeast northwest ale and I dry hopped it w/an oz of amarillos. (dry hops don't come with kit). It's basically a SNPA kit with amarillo in place of cascade.