IRmeterman
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Hey all,
Good news, I just bought a house and SWMBO says I can use the covered deck for brewing!
Bad news, my LHBS is a 5 hour drive from my new house. I was considering a bulk(for me) buy of grains and equipment to jump into all-grain with both feet. I know what kettle(s)/burners I want. I know I'm going to build a cooler MLT. I need help choosing my grain and hops buy. This is what I'm thinking so far:
1x 50 lb. bag British pale ale male (maris otter)
10x lbs American Wheat malt
20x lbs light crystal malt 20 lovibond (I was thinking if I want darker crystal I can roast it myself) like this
10x lbs rice hulls (is this way too much?)
5x lbs roasted barley (575 lovibond)
5x lbs chocolate malt (500 lovibond)
I think I should be able to make a bunch of different brews with the above list. I'm not super-concerned about being "on-style". I just want variety. Do i have a good ratio of base malt:specialty grains? Is there anything obviously missing?
As far as hops go, I am totally in the dark. I'm looking for something that's versatile, I don't want a ton of different varieties filling up the freezer. Are there any that work well for bittering AND flavour/aroma? I'm shopping at homebrew heaven. you'll have to click thru to the hops page. They seem to have a good selection of leaf and pellet hops (I've only used leaf before, but I am willing to try pellet). Any advice on quantities/types for the above grain buy would be hugely appreciated.
Yeast: I'll buy some packets of Nottingham. If I want something else, I'll just order it online (cheap delivery).
Way to go HBTers, you have created another monster!
Good news, I just bought a house and SWMBO says I can use the covered deck for brewing!
Bad news, my LHBS is a 5 hour drive from my new house. I was considering a bulk(for me) buy of grains and equipment to jump into all-grain with both feet. I know what kettle(s)/burners I want. I know I'm going to build a cooler MLT. I need help choosing my grain and hops buy. This is what I'm thinking so far:
1x 50 lb. bag British pale ale male (maris otter)
10x lbs American Wheat malt
20x lbs light crystal malt 20 lovibond (I was thinking if I want darker crystal I can roast it myself) like this
10x lbs rice hulls (is this way too much?)
5x lbs roasted barley (575 lovibond)
5x lbs chocolate malt (500 lovibond)
I think I should be able to make a bunch of different brews with the above list. I'm not super-concerned about being "on-style". I just want variety. Do i have a good ratio of base malt:specialty grains? Is there anything obviously missing?
As far as hops go, I am totally in the dark. I'm looking for something that's versatile, I don't want a ton of different varieties filling up the freezer. Are there any that work well for bittering AND flavour/aroma? I'm shopping at homebrew heaven. you'll have to click thru to the hops page. They seem to have a good selection of leaf and pellet hops (I've only used leaf before, but I am willing to try pellet). Any advice on quantities/types for the above grain buy would be hugely appreciated.
Yeast: I'll buy some packets of Nottingham. If I want something else, I'll just order it online (cheap delivery).
Way to go HBTers, you have created another monster!