New soon-to-be homebrewer here. I'm planning my first batch on this Saturday, November 9th. My 40th b-day gifted revolved around outfitting me with homebrew equipment. I'm not sure why it took me so long to gain an interest in this hobby....I know it's going to be a fun and rewarding one!
My brother runs the Hoppy Brewer in Gresham, OR - I can credit him for putting this itch into me.
I purchased and asked a bunch of questions from a variety of sources. Grainy Days for the starter equipment kit and the ingredient kit, craigslist for the big aluminum kettle, burner, and 2ndary, The Brew Hut for some odds-n'-ends, Stomp Them Grapes for other forgotten items, and of course The Hoppy Brewer!
I'll be brewing up a much extended version of the True Brew IPA kit (which I've read horrible reviews on, but luckily it seems a couple people have had success). Here's my recipe which is calculated from brewtoad.com....it is bigger and much more embelished over the "kit" so hoping it comes out much better than the normal reports:
PREDICTED
LOGGED
1.066 OG 1.017 FG 63 IBU6.5% ABV12 SRM 1.06 IBU/OG
Very Bitter
Fermentables
NAME AMOUNT USE PPG
Crystal 60 1.0 lb10 % Steep 32
Amber LME 6.6 lb68 % Boil 37
Pilsen Light DME 2.0 lb20 % Boil 44
Hops
NAME AMOUNT TIME USE FORM AA
Pilgrim Great Britain 1.0 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 11.0%
Cascade United States 1.25 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 5.8%
Citra United States 1.25 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 12.0%
Citra United States 1.0 oz 0 min Aroma Pellet 12.0%
Cascade United States 1.0 oz 0 min Aroma Pellet 5.8%
Citra United States 0.75 oz 7 days Dry Hop Pellet 12.0%
Cascade United States 0.75 oz 7 days Dry Hop Pellet 5.8%
Yeasts
NAME LAB ATTENUATION TEMP
American Ale 1056 Wyeast 75.0% 60°F 72°F
Extras
NAME AMOUNT TIME USE
Irish Moss 1.0 tsp 15.0 min Boil
American Oak Cubes (Heavy Toast) 0.5 oz 0.0 min Secondary
My brother runs the Hoppy Brewer in Gresham, OR - I can credit him for putting this itch into me.
I purchased and asked a bunch of questions from a variety of sources. Grainy Days for the starter equipment kit and the ingredient kit, craigslist for the big aluminum kettle, burner, and 2ndary, The Brew Hut for some odds-n'-ends, Stomp Them Grapes for other forgotten items, and of course The Hoppy Brewer!
I'll be brewing up a much extended version of the True Brew IPA kit (which I've read horrible reviews on, but luckily it seems a couple people have had success). Here's my recipe which is calculated from brewtoad.com....it is bigger and much more embelished over the "kit" so hoping it comes out much better than the normal reports:
PREDICTED
LOGGED
1.066 OG 1.017 FG 63 IBU6.5% ABV12 SRM 1.06 IBU/OG
Very Bitter
Fermentables
NAME AMOUNT USE PPG
Crystal 60 1.0 lb10 % Steep 32
Amber LME 6.6 lb68 % Boil 37
Pilsen Light DME 2.0 lb20 % Boil 44
Hops
NAME AMOUNT TIME USE FORM AA
Pilgrim Great Britain 1.0 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 11.0%
Cascade United States 1.25 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 5.8%
Citra United States 1.25 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 12.0%
Citra United States 1.0 oz 0 min Aroma Pellet 12.0%
Cascade United States 1.0 oz 0 min Aroma Pellet 5.8%
Citra United States 0.75 oz 7 days Dry Hop Pellet 12.0%
Cascade United States 0.75 oz 7 days Dry Hop Pellet 5.8%
Yeasts
NAME LAB ATTENUATION TEMP
American Ale 1056 Wyeast 75.0% 60°F 72°F
Extras
NAME AMOUNT TIME USE
Irish Moss 1.0 tsp 15.0 min Boil
American Oak Cubes (Heavy Toast) 0.5 oz 0.0 min Secondary
