OK, I've fermented successfully from a couple of kits from homebrewery.com. Now I want to try a recipe I've created myself. I want it to be somewhere between a steam beer and a pale ale. Your comments and/or suggestions would be appreciated (preferably before I buy the ingredients). Here's what I have in mind:
.5 pound crystal malt
3.5 lbs light dme
3.5 lbs amber dme
2 ounces Northern Brewer hops (boil)
.5 tsp Irish moss
1 ounce Cascade hops (finish)
1 pack Wyeast California Common lager yeast
5 gallons water
steps:
1. Steep crystal malt 30 minutes at 155 degrees in 2 gallons water in cheesecloth bag.
2. Add dme, NB hops, bring to boil
3. Boil 1 hour
4. 15 mins before end of boil add Irish Moss
5. 2 mins before end of boil add Cascade hops
6. Sparge
7. Single @ 2 week fermentation
.5 pound crystal malt
3.5 lbs light dme
3.5 lbs amber dme
2 ounces Northern Brewer hops (boil)
.5 tsp Irish moss
1 ounce Cascade hops (finish)
1 pack Wyeast California Common lager yeast
5 gallons water
steps:
1. Steep crystal malt 30 minutes at 155 degrees in 2 gallons water in cheesecloth bag.
2. Add dme, NB hops, bring to boil
3. Boil 1 hour
4. 15 mins before end of boil add Irish Moss
5. 2 mins before end of boil add Cascade hops
6. Sparge
7. Single @ 2 week fermentation