(Cart Before Horse) Newb All Grain Recipes 4 What I have

[sc300ftw]

I decided to go all grain and bought a 55lb bag of Breiss 2 row (cart before horse) and then decided to take a few of my favorite recipes and order extra of everything and then a grab bag of hops. So after making a couple of recipes that turned out pretty well I want to try new things. So I know a decent amount the different types of malt, pretty good understanding of bittering / aroma hops, and can pair up some yeast with them that will work. Every time i try and sit down to match someone's recipes or make my own I get anxious about whether to pull the trigger. I dont want to let the stuff go bad or stale but I want some delicious beers too. So if its not too much to ask ill post up some of what I have and see what yall can throw at me.

Malt:
35ish lbs Breiss 2 row
6 lbs munich malt 10L
8 lbs Belgian Pale malt
.5lbs Honey malt
2 lbs Biscuit malt
10lbs Crystal 40L
2 lbs Black patent malt
2 lbs Chocolate malt

Hops:
1 oz brewers gold
2 oz Equinox
2 oz Galaxy
2 oz mosaic
1 oz saaz Chezh
2 oz ger perle
2 oz chinook
1 oz amarillo
2 oz Centennial

(yeast whatever i need to get i can get from LHBS)

Ive tried a bunch of different SMASH 1 gallon batches to get to know the different hops but am not confident mixing up stuff just yet.

 

[z-bob]

I've been brewing a lot of beers lately that are minor variations on 85% pilsner malt (you could substitute 2-row) and 15% munich, with noble-ish hops like Mt. Hood. That's my "master recipe" this year because I bought a 55 lb bag of French/Belgian pilsner malt.

Just keep your recipes simple. One base malt, one specialty malt, and one or two hops. It will make you a better brewer. (I'm talking to myself as much as I am you) Complexity is the devil

 

[sc300ftw]

I've been brewing a lot of beers lately that are minor variations on 85% pilsner malt (you could substitute 2-row) and 15% munich, with noble-ish hops like Mt. Hood. That's my "master recipe" this year because I bought a 55 lb bag of French/Belgian pilsner malt.

Just keep your recipes simple. One base malt, one specialty malt, and one or two hops. It will make you a better brewer. (I'm talking to myself as much as I am you) Complexity is the devil

Yes sir, thats what my 1 gallon batches have been mostly. I freak out less about the grains and more about the hops. I've been doing the brew dudes 1 gallon w/ 1oz (.25@60 .25@20 .25@5 .25@0 or dryhop the last) and adding variants to the 2row and its been a good learning experience. I'm Probably just overthinking it and need to keep plugging away trying different things. thanks for the quick response ill try the mt hood next.