Pi Kapp Beer Guy
Well-Known Member
SO my first brew i wanted to follow the KISS method and in that sense i think i was accomplished. I made a beer that actually tasted like beer and most of my friends enjoyed it saying how it was like somthing from the store. Unfortunatly i think they were stroking the ego because the beer i tasted was ok but it lacked body or at least thats what i think it was. I guess itr goes somthing like this: beautiful beer goldness raised to my mouth and i taste the sweet necture of beer, beer, beer, water. That is probably the best way to discribe it, every sip taste first off like beer followed by a drowned watery taste. I'm thinking it could be from two sources. First it might have been how much water i used. Yes i know pretty lame but it was supposed to be a 5 gallon batch and so i started with 6 gallons of water. Granted i did boil all six gallons on an electric stove (3 gallons at a time and yes it took an eternity) but i assumed a majority of a gallon would be boiled off. Secondly the recipee, it was nothing more than:
2lbs Amber DME
4lbs Pale LME
Hops of your choice and walla
As far as yeast i used Safale S-04
Pretty basic and now i wonder what i should do next? I have read about only using crystal DME and getting color from steeping grains or partial mashing which in addition could add more body. Anyways this is just a little bit of info i have picked up and it could just as easliy be wrong but leave any ideas that you may have.
Cheers to a better beer
2lbs Amber DME
4lbs Pale LME
Hops of your choice and walla
As far as yeast i used Safale S-04
Pretty basic and now i wonder what i should do next? I have read about only using crystal DME and getting color from steeping grains or partial mashing which in addition could add more body. Anyways this is just a little bit of info i have picked up and it could just as easliy be wrong but leave any ideas that you may have.
Cheers to a better beer