I perused the first couple pages of this sub forum for a topic like this. I have brewed about 10 batches without kits or recipes and 2 kits.
I love brewing, it's quite possibly my favorite hobby since I've started playing guitar- I guess it's the artist in me.
I don't really have any interest in brewing something someone else has made, however I am tempted to do so this weekend (just to see if I am getting accurate results) but I wanted to know how some of the more experienced brewers come up with their own recipes. I have been trying to make a top notch IPA and while I can get the bitterness down easy enough, I can't seem to get the malt flavor to back it up. (extract brewing, btw)
So what do some of you guys do when you want to brew something that you yourself have created? How do you decide on which grains to brew with? How do you decide on hop combinations (other than the rule of origin)?
I love the hobby and will probably go to walmart to pick up a turkey fryer so I can start doing full boils. theres just something about brewing other peoples recipes that turns me off to the hobby. My LHBS owner keeps pushing me to buy his kits, but I want to say "Hey, try thewhoners Extra Bitter Rye" or something of the like.
Well? How do you develop your recipes?
I love brewing, it's quite possibly my favorite hobby since I've started playing guitar- I guess it's the artist in me.
I don't really have any interest in brewing something someone else has made, however I am tempted to do so this weekend (just to see if I am getting accurate results) but I wanted to know how some of the more experienced brewers come up with their own recipes. I have been trying to make a top notch IPA and while I can get the bitterness down easy enough, I can't seem to get the malt flavor to back it up. (extract brewing, btw)
So what do some of you guys do when you want to brew something that you yourself have created? How do you decide on which grains to brew with? How do you decide on hop combinations (other than the rule of origin)?
I love the hobby and will probably go to walmart to pick up a turkey fryer so I can start doing full boils. theres just something about brewing other peoples recipes that turns me off to the hobby. My LHBS owner keeps pushing me to buy his kits, but I want to say "Hey, try thewhoners Extra Bitter Rye" or something of the like.
Well? How do you develop your recipes?