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That sounds good. I'll add 4oz of victory since you both agree on it. I like the idea of using victory, i've just seen people and resources say you have to mash it in. I had the carapils in there because I saw it in someone's redhook esb clone. Thamks again for the help.

Ok, maybe this will be better. I reduced the C60 by 8oz, cara-pils by 4 oz, and added 4 oz of C80. This way my SRM is still at least 10. I don't want this to turn out to be too golden. This change also takes the specialty grains down to 15%. I still like the idea of using victory, but I'm...

Thanks for commenting Yooper. I've spent a lot of time staring at your recipes! I could bring the C 60 down to 8 oz. That would make it 15%. I added the C 80 because I'll have it left over from my batch this weekend. I thought it would be nice to have some darker color and a variety of...

I was thinking this forma five gallon batch: % LB OZ MALT OR FERMENTABLE PPG °L 73% 6 0 Northern Brewer Pilsen LME 36 2 ~ 12% 1 0 Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 34 60 ~ 6% 0 8 Cara 8 (Cara-Pils) 30 8 ~ 6% 0 8 Briess Pilsen Light DME 44 2 ~ 3% 0 4 Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L 34 80 ~ Batch size...

Good to know. How much do you typically use in a 5 gallon batch?

This chart says both require mash. Can I really steep these? http://homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Malts_Chart Edit: I just noticed special roast is listed as adding biscuit flavor and can be steeped. I wonder if a small amount would be a good thing in an esb.

I'm planning an ESB for my fourth batch. I've got my crystal malts figured out, but I'd like to add a touch of biscuit flavor. Evyen after looking at the malt chart, I'm having trouble finding a grain I can steep instead of mashing that will give me this. Any suggestions?

What would be a good belgian style beer to compare to? If you have a good suggestion that I haven't had, i might pick one up to find out.

I just found that Victory uses Vietnamese Coriander in Golden Monkey. I guess I found my answer.

He first tripel I ever tasted was new belgium's and I absolutely hated it. I tried a second, Golden Monkey by Victory, to see if it was the style of beer I didn't like. Although it wasn't as bad, there was a similar taste unique to these two brews that made it undrinkable to me. I'd like to...

I've changed this recipe dozens of times and this is where I've ended up. Hopefully it won't be a mess of malts and hops. Hopville indicates that it would be well balanced, and the color will hopefully be red. I've decided to go with Liberty hops and Cascades because I love Red Seal Ale, and...

Should the roasted barley be steeped for the same amount of time as the other grains? I think I remember reading a post about someone saying they steeped for a shorter amount of time to get the color and not the flavor, but I'm having a hard time finding it the post.

I'm planning my third batch, this being my first recipe creation. I could use some critisism. I really want a good red color for this ale and it seems like that can be tricky to acheive. I'm worried about roasted barley adding coffee taste, so I've kept the amount low. Hopefully all the...

The beer turned out pretty well. Thanks for all of the encouragement!

I've seen people say a lot of good things about using CaraRed, but not many guidelines on how much to use to achieve a good color. Another thing I'm unsure of is how much to reduce my other specialty grains. I first came up with 12% Crystal 80 and 3% Crystal 120 for and srm of 13. I'm trying...

Came out to 15 srm. Thanks for pointing out that site to me, it's very useful.

Thanks, I'll use pale malt then. I'm planning a hoppy red ale, do you think that is too much caramel? Most recipies call for less, but it seems like red ales use more than other types.

I'm starting to plan my third batch of homebrew and I want to make my own recipe. I think I I want to use 16oz Caramel 80 and 8oz Caramel 120 for my specialty grains. I understand that just about any type of beer can be made from pale extract and adding specialty grains, but how do results...

I took yesterday off to bottle this batch and brew up my second. The smell is completely gone and it tastes really good considering it's flat! I'm excited to see what it's like in a few weeks!

I recently brewed that same kit as my first batch. Afterwards people on here told me I should have not boiled the lme since it was prehopped. I know the instructions say to, but they were wrong about a few things. Just add the lme when you flame out or it will mess the hop profile up a little...