Six weeks ago my buddy and I were having a beer...go figure...and I said "I'd like to try home brewing sometime". The next day we bought a basic kit from our local shop and a pre-made Sierra Nevada Clone kit (extract w/ steep grains).
In that time, I've read un-godly amounts, made a lauter tun cooler, and two weeks later we made up a partial mash, pumpkin recipe (with much lurking guidance from HBT.com), and now we are on to a Christmas, seasonal ale next week.
Note: we have yet to drink anything we have brewed
My question is this...
We jumped head first into these more complex brews, but i would like to step back and find a very basic, but very good, bare bones recipe for us to try as a baseline for experience and growth. We both like APAs so anyone have a knock out, simple recipe we should have started with six weeks ago?
In that time, I've read un-godly amounts, made a lauter tun cooler, and two weeks later we made up a partial mash, pumpkin recipe (with much lurking guidance from HBT.com), and now we are on to a Christmas, seasonal ale next week.
Note: we have yet to drink anything we have brewed
My question is this...
We jumped head first into these more complex brews, but i would like to step back and find a very basic, but very good, bare bones recipe for us to try as a baseline for experience and growth. We both like APAs so anyone have a knock out, simple recipe we should have started with six weeks ago?