I picked up iBrewMaster with the intention of making my first recipe from scratch. I've done a few kits and recipes, even some all-grain, but my goals here were:
- To create something relatively simple with a low boil volume (I live in an apartment now so it's harder to do a full boil than when I had a house).
- To make a recipe that uses stuff found at my local homebrew shop (hope not to have to special-order anything).
- To make a kind of wheaty, hoppy APA. I don't intend this to be a Gumballhead clone (I do love that beer), but more just using a similar idea. This obviously won't have that level of complexity (or awesomeness).
Since I've only worked from kits and recipes before, I have no earthly clue whether these ingredients will complement one another to make something enjoyable.
Let me know what you think. I'm open to any and all constructive criticism or suggestions. Please be gentle (did I mention this is my first crack at this?). Cheers!
= DM =
First try: Custom APA 3gal
Style: American Pale Ale OG: 1.050
Type: Extract FG: 1.013
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 4.85 %
Calories: 164 IBU's: 45.90
Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 3.00 Gal
Color: 6.5 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.087 Boil Time: 60 minutes
Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 7 days @ 66.0°F
Secondary 14 days @ 66.0°F
Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
4.00 lbs 61.54 % Light Dry Extract 60 mins 1.044
1.00 lbs 15.38 % Wheat Dry Extract 60 mins 1.044
1.00 lbs 15.38 % Weyermann Pale Wheat Malt 60 mins 1.038
0.50 lbs 7.69 % White Wheat Malt 60 mins 1.040
Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 24.81 Centennial 60 mins 10.00
1.00 ozs 19.07 Centennial 30 mins 10.00
0.50 ozs 1.80 Saaz 10 mins 4.00
0.50 ozs 0.21 Saaz 1 mins 4.00
Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg Nottingham Danstar
- To create something relatively simple with a low boil volume (I live in an apartment now so it's harder to do a full boil than when I had a house).
- To make a recipe that uses stuff found at my local homebrew shop (hope not to have to special-order anything).
- To make a kind of wheaty, hoppy APA. I don't intend this to be a Gumballhead clone (I do love that beer), but more just using a similar idea. This obviously won't have that level of complexity (or awesomeness).
Since I've only worked from kits and recipes before, I have no earthly clue whether these ingredients will complement one another to make something enjoyable.
Let me know what you think. I'm open to any and all constructive criticism or suggestions. Please be gentle (did I mention this is my first crack at this?). Cheers!
= DM =
First try: Custom APA 3gal
Style: American Pale Ale OG: 1.050
Type: Extract FG: 1.013
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 4.85 %
Calories: 164 IBU's: 45.90
Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 3.00 Gal
Color: 6.5 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.087 Boil Time: 60 minutes
Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 7 days @ 66.0°F
Secondary 14 days @ 66.0°F
Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
4.00 lbs 61.54 % Light Dry Extract 60 mins 1.044
1.00 lbs 15.38 % Wheat Dry Extract 60 mins 1.044
1.00 lbs 15.38 % Weyermann Pale Wheat Malt 60 mins 1.038
0.50 lbs 7.69 % White Wheat Malt 60 mins 1.040
Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 24.81 Centennial 60 mins 10.00
1.00 ozs 19.07 Centennial 30 mins 10.00
0.50 ozs 1.80 Saaz 10 mins 4.00
0.50 ozs 0.21 Saaz 1 mins 4.00
Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg Nottingham Danstar