WinSchutten
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I'm looking to start my first all grain recipe. All the ones I found had a mash bill with a lot of different kinds of grains in it. I wanted a maximum of three grains to keep things simple, so I tried to get a recipe going in BeerSmith. But as my first beer I'd like it to be good tasting as well. So I'd like some comments on it.
I'm looking for a strong coloruful ale with a lot of flavor and body to drink slowly while reading a book. As a fan of craft beers I'd like my own to be special as well. This might be heavier then a traditional english ale, but I like strong beers.
I use 7 l of water in my mash. Which I bring up to 150F to bring to my mash bill of 6.6 lb of Pale Malt (87%), 0,55 lb of Aromatic Malt (7,2%) and 0.44lb of Caramel/Crystal Malt 40L (5,8%).
BeerSmith tells me the estimated original gravity will be 1.108. I plan a 60 minute boil. As it boils I would use 0.5 oz of Fuggles and 0.5 oz of East Kent Goldings. Adding a further 0.35oz of both for a extra 20 minutes.
I cool it down until it is 64F and add English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) to let it ferment for 30 days.
Would this be a good first try beer? Simple still yet rewarding to make me want to make a second batch?
I'm looking for a strong coloruful ale with a lot of flavor and body to drink slowly while reading a book. As a fan of craft beers I'd like my own to be special as well. This might be heavier then a traditional english ale, but I like strong beers.
I use 7 l of water in my mash. Which I bring up to 150F to bring to my mash bill of 6.6 lb of Pale Malt (87%), 0,55 lb of Aromatic Malt (7,2%) and 0.44lb of Caramel/Crystal Malt 40L (5,8%).
BeerSmith tells me the estimated original gravity will be 1.108. I plan a 60 minute boil. As it boils I would use 0.5 oz of Fuggles and 0.5 oz of East Kent Goldings. Adding a further 0.35oz of both for a extra 20 minutes.
I cool it down until it is 64F and add English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) to let it ferment for 30 days.
Would this be a good first try beer? Simple still yet rewarding to make me want to make a second batch?