Being new to brewing (we've only done two extract batches) we are beginning to realize the "right of passage" to this hobby is falling on your face and screwing some stuff up only to hopefully get better and better at brewing by learning from mistakes and getting tips from experts like all of you. The biggest thing we've noticed about brewing beer is that although most key steps are the same, it still seems like everyone has their own little techniques. You literally can read 4 different directions and all four will be somewhat different. Here is where the challenge comes in:
Below are the ingredients for a 5-gallon batch of Irish Red Ale extract recipe:
6 lb. Gold liquid malt extract
12 oz. Caramel 40L
2 oz. Special B
2 oz. Roasted Barley specialty grains
1 oz. Cascade
1 oz. Fuggle pellet hops
Munton Dry Yeast
List your entire process (listed in step by step detail) from first preparations to popping the cap off your first bottle of exactly how you would go about brewing this recipe.
* You have to follow this exact recipe EXCEPT you can alter the hops, can add or delete hops or dry hop, or add or alter the yeast.
I welcome any and all experts to weigh in.
We bow to all you yodas out there. Haha!
Below are the ingredients for a 5-gallon batch of Irish Red Ale extract recipe:
6 lb. Gold liquid malt extract
12 oz. Caramel 40L
2 oz. Special B
2 oz. Roasted Barley specialty grains
1 oz. Cascade
1 oz. Fuggle pellet hops
Munton Dry Yeast
List your entire process (listed in step by step detail) from first preparations to popping the cap off your first bottle of exactly how you would go about brewing this recipe.
* You have to follow this exact recipe EXCEPT you can alter the hops, can add or delete hops or dry hop, or add or alter the yeast.
I welcome any and all experts to weigh in.
We bow to all you yodas out there. Haha!