Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde
Light colored, delicious recipe.
Very easy to mash and sparge.
Small grain bill.
Quick ferment.
4 hop additions, but nothing crazy.
Hard to think of a better maiden voyage into all grain.
Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde
Light colored, delicious recipe.
Very easy to mash and sparge.
Small grain bill.
Quick ferment.
4 hop additions, but nothing crazy.
Hard to think of a better maiden voyage into all grain.
I have no doubt that the beer(s) mentioned in this thread are great, and you should brew them up, but I would suggest also coming up with a simple recipe and experimenting with it from time to time.
This would give you a chance to experiment with various brewing techniques and see the effects from batch to batch.
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The point is that you should certainly use recipes and get ideas from others, but don't forget to experiment and try stuff out for yourself. Often times you'll find when looking at certain recipes, that you would like it better if you adjusted it this way or that.
I absolutely agree that experimentation is important in figuring out brewing. This is partly why I recommend EdWort's Haus pale, just 8lb 2 row, 2lbs Vienna, 0.5lbs crystal 10, and nothing but cascades for hops. Maybe one the second brew, you swap out the Vienna for some Munich, maybe you use crystal 60 instead of the crystal 10, or maris otter instead of the 2 row, change up the hops , yeast, etc.
It seems to me it is important to make good beer while experimenting, and a good proven starting recipe can help. Otherwise, it is easy to get discouraged and blame your brewing technique for tastes you aren't happy with, when a poor recipe may be to blame.
Honestly, I respectfully disagree.
For the first few batches, I think it is prudent to stick to a well known recipe where the expected results are clearly documented. Once you start hitting #s fairly consistently, then I say branch out and try some homemade recipes.
Just my 2 cents.
John
Honestly, I respectfully disagree.
For the first few batches, I think it is prudent to stick to a well known recipe where the expected results are clearly documented. Once you start hitting #s fairly consistently, then I say branch out and try some homemade recipes.
Just my 2 cents.
John
Thanks for the replies. I think I will take a look around and see what I like, but if the beers recommended have good results then I will stick to one of them I think.
At this point I want a few all grain brews under my belt before I screw around too much, but once I am there I will change things up to see how it changes the beer.
I originally wanted to do a maple syrup fall beer, but might be a little too advanced at this point.
You can make ANY beer you want! I'd stick with a solid recipe, and no "fancy stuff" like decoctions, but honestly in AG the recipe doesn't really matter. All of the grains go in the mash together, so even a recipe with 5 or 6 different grains is no different procedure-wise than a recipe with only two grains.
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