Bored of exstract brewing moving to all grain

[coolbreezz]

So I'm moving on to the wonderful world of all grain brewing and was hoping to get some tips from you vets on this wonderful trade.My first batch will be a crystal pale ale.I will be using.....
2 row pale malt
crystal malt
crystal hops
american ale liquid yeast
If there's anything more that i could add to this to make it a better experience i am open to ideas.If you have tips for a first time grain brewer i would love to here them. Thanks and happy brewing!!!

 

[Germelli1]

I just recently moved to all grain and it is amazing the amount of control and the things you can experiment with.

For a Pale Ale I highly recommend John Palmer's Lady Liberty Ale. It is a very basic and neutral recipe that produces a great product. With all grain you can modify it to your liking!

The recipe is halfway down this page and uses a fair amount of crystal grains:
http://www.howtobrew.com/section4/chapter19-3.html

 

[coolbreezz]

Thanks ill check it out.

 

[Germelli1]

I just wanted to recommend a recipe so you can see what kind of grains and hops to use since you mentioned "crystal hops" which dont exist. A solid recipe will give you good starting place to build your own

 

[waldoar15]

Crystal

An American triploid variety developed in 1993 from Hallertau, Cascade, Brewer's Gold and Early Green. It is spicier than Hallertau (cinnamon, black pepper, and nutmeg). Substitutes: any Hallertau variety, Mt. Hood, Liberty. 3.5 - 5.5%

 

[hal2814]

Crystal certainly is a hop variety. I've used it in a light lager. I wouldn't think it would work well in a pale ale but hey, it's a free country.

 

[waldoar15]

Yeah, it's pretty low AA. More of a finishing hops. I've used it before too.

 

[coolbreezz]

I'm using hallertau the recommend substitute.

 

[coolbreezz]

If you have other hop ideas then I'm open to them