Hey everyone,
So I want to start brewing beer, but I want to try out my own recipes. Here's the problem though: I don't know how to create them! I have read almost all of John Palmer's How To Brew book, and I have seen multiple videos online regarding brewing technique but I just can't seem to find any info on how to structure your recipes.
Ok, so let's just say I want to make a 5 gallon batch of an IPA with a 1.070 OG. How would I know how much malts to use? I certainly wouldn't want to use just one kind of malt, so how would I factor in other ones?
Expanding on the previous question, let's say I was to do a partial mash, and I choose to use 5lb 2-Row Pale Malt and 1 lb 40L Crystal Malt(random numbers), how would I know how much DME to use after extracting the sugars from the malts?
Ahh, I just feel so frustrated with this. I just want to have some fun!
So I want to start brewing beer, but I want to try out my own recipes. Here's the problem though: I don't know how to create them! I have read almost all of John Palmer's How To Brew book, and I have seen multiple videos online regarding brewing technique but I just can't seem to find any info on how to structure your recipes.
Ok, so let's just say I want to make a 5 gallon batch of an IPA with a 1.070 OG. How would I know how much malts to use? I certainly wouldn't want to use just one kind of malt, so how would I factor in other ones?
Expanding on the previous question, let's say I was to do a partial mash, and I choose to use 5lb 2-Row Pale Malt and 1 lb 40L Crystal Malt(random numbers), how would I know how much DME to use after extracting the sugars from the malts?
Ahh, I just feel so frustrated with this. I just want to have some fun!