MakoMadness
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A good friend of mine is having his first kid in January. They're expecting a baby girl and I would like to brew up a batch to celebrate. Id like to do something thats "girly": light, sweet, smooth, probably fruity or floral and either pinkish or purple. To get the color I'm thinking either a strawberry, raspberry or blueberry beer.
So far I've only brewed extract and partial mash, I do have the equipment to do an all grain brew. However since it would be my first time, and I don't have time to brew another batch if it fails, I'm leaning more towards what I've done already. I was also leaning more towards doing my first larger since I now have a fermentation chamber that I can keep steadily as low as 40. I was thinking that a larger would give me that smooth easy taste and not take away from the flavors im looking for. Finally no matter what I brew, I will be making a yeast starter for it. Kegging to force carb, then bottling.
I am open to any and all ideas for recipes, brew kits, ingredients/spices and finally if any of you out there have also brewed beer celebrating a baby girl's birth, what did u do/what would you have done differently?
So far I've only brewed extract and partial mash, I do have the equipment to do an all grain brew. However since it would be my first time, and I don't have time to brew another batch if it fails, I'm leaning more towards what I've done already. I was also leaning more towards doing my first larger since I now have a fermentation chamber that I can keep steadily as low as 40. I was thinking that a larger would give me that smooth easy taste and not take away from the flavors im looking for. Finally no matter what I brew, I will be making a yeast starter for it. Kegging to force carb, then bottling.
I am open to any and all ideas for recipes, brew kits, ingredients/spices and finally if any of you out there have also brewed beer celebrating a baby girl's birth, what did u do/what would you have done differently?