Why did i decide to use cherries? well, i liked the sound of an oatmeal brew and i LOVE cherries and oatmeal. *laugh*. I really just threw the recipe together with ingredients that i HAD in the kitchen, using % of materials in others' posted results. The cherry flavor is pretty subtle...
I used dried, whole-flower, cascade hops. I used about an oz to oz-and-a-half in the secondary. when i went to keg it, i noticed the very flowery smell/taste. id hope that letting it mellow out in the keg will let it balance the flavors.
I'm in desperate need of a large refridgeration...
i was inbetween a KIT brew and had a bunch of materials to spare, i guess. I decided to try to put together my first completely experimental recipe. I AM A "N00b", please be advised. Here we go:
3.3 lbs (1 can) of Munton's Light Malt Extract (liquid)
3 lbs of Canadian Honey Malt
1/2...
just about all the AG recipes I've seen call for about 5+ different grains. I'm not COMPLETELY NOVICE, but still very much a beginner. Most of the batches I've done have been malt extract kits. I'd like to try an all-grain batch. Anyone got any recipes for an AG beginner that has, like 2...