yashicamat
Well-Known Member
I'm all a bit new to this making up beers lark. But I've got two of my own invention on the go now and when they move from their primaries I will want to be filling the carboy up with another.
If I describe the flavour profile I'm looking for first, then the recipe that I *think* will work, maybe you knowledgeable chaps could give a little feedback please?
I'm looking for a pale ale (straw coloured), a fairly light ABV (in the region of 3.8% to 4.7%) and with quite a bitter, hoppy finish. I am especially looking for a grapefruit flavour in the beer. Head retention would be nice as it's likely to be served through a proper beer engine.
My thoughts are (for a 5.5 US gallon brew):
4.4lbs light DME
1lb carapils crushed (steeped for 30mins)
4oz British crystal malt (80-140 EBC is the only one I can source, hence the small amount & steeped for 30 mins with the carapils)
12AAUs Challenger for bittering (60 min boil)
4AAUs Cascade + 1AAU Challenger for flavour/aroma (with 75% of these boiled for 15 mins, the remaining 25% for 5 mins)
Wyeast Brit Ale II
What do people reckon? I plugged this into the tastybrew beer calculator and it comes out with a likely 4.0% ABV beer.
Any feedback is appreciated. I'm new to this!
If I describe the flavour profile I'm looking for first, then the recipe that I *think* will work, maybe you knowledgeable chaps could give a little feedback please?
I'm looking for a pale ale (straw coloured), a fairly light ABV (in the region of 3.8% to 4.7%) and with quite a bitter, hoppy finish. I am especially looking for a grapefruit flavour in the beer. Head retention would be nice as it's likely to be served through a proper beer engine.
My thoughts are (for a 5.5 US gallon brew):
4.4lbs light DME
1lb carapils crushed (steeped for 30mins)
4oz British crystal malt (80-140 EBC is the only one I can source, hence the small amount & steeped for 30 mins with the carapils)
12AAUs Challenger for bittering (60 min boil)
4AAUs Cascade + 1AAU Challenger for flavour/aroma (with 75% of these boiled for 15 mins, the remaining 25% for 5 mins)
Wyeast Brit Ale II
What do people reckon? I plugged this into the tastybrew beer calculator and it comes out with a likely 4.0% ABV beer.
Any feedback is appreciated. I'm new to this!