I've heard that about amber extract, but I have a pound and a half leftover from a stout that's finishing up and I was hoping to find a reason to get rid of it. I think the Briess has 60L in it so maybe I can reduce the crystal a bit and split it between 40L and 80L. Thanks for the advice on the...
I'm about to try my first departure from recipes and make my own Amber Ale. It has to be partial mash because my stove can't get much more than 4 gallons to a full boil, but beersmith seems to think I'll be okay with the recipe below. Any thoughts about whether I'm in for a horrific experiment...
Thanks! I ended up mashing the flaked wheat with two pounds of two-row and at 5.5 gal the OG was spot on with the specs found here: http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/86dde777/
I realized after the fact that I may get less of the characteristic witbier haze, but I suppose my tastebuds...
Thanks so much for your help! I ended up picking up two pounds of two-row to make the mash and the OG came out spot on. Hopefully that's a sign for good things to come!
Thanks so much for the input! I've been doing some more research on ways I can make this work without wasting what I already have, but am fairly certain at this point that I need either more extract or something to make a true mash. If I were able to brave the snowstorm and get to the home brew...
I found the following witbier extract conversion recipe on the recipes forum and would like to give it a try today. I bought the ingredients yesterday, but now have questions before getting started. Mostly, I want make sure that the recipe has enough extract. It looks like the grains will be...
I'm somewhat new to home brewing, but planned to try brewing this recipe today. Before getting started I want make sure that it has enough extract. It looks like the grains will be steeped, rather than mashed. Since the steeping won't cause them to convert as there is nothing in the recipe to...