Best recipe for first all-grain brew?

[azscoob]

I force carb in the keg sometimes, other times I keg condition and let it carb naturally like it was a giant bottle.

 

[mcritchlow]

I'll second this recipe. it's one of my favorites. i use s04 and 12oz of choc malt but otherwise keep the recipe as is.

It's a great summer porter too

sorry it took me so long to get this up, I couldnt find palmer's book last night.
Who's Your Taddy Porter: c/o Brewing Classic Styles
9.5# English 2-row
1# Brown Malt
1# Crystal 40
10oz Chocolate Malt (350L)
1.25 oz fuggles @ 60 min
0.5 oz fuggles @ 10 min
I used Nottingham, but anything clean and attenuative should work wlp013, wyeast 1028 (I like notty cause it's $2 a pack, that liquid stuff runs at least $7, plus you've got to go to the hassle of making a starter)
OG 1.052
FG 1.013
60 min boil
Pre-Boil Volume 7 gal
Pre-Boil Gravity 1.044

Have fun with this one, it tastes just like Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter
Oh, and mash at 152 for 60 minutes, almost forgot!

 

[Native302]

Ed Worts House Pale Ale

 

[TopherM]

+1

I'm making some Ed Worts Haus Pale Ale as my second AG this weekend. It looks pretty fool proof, and I'm a brewing fool! Plus, I can get all the ingredients at my LHBS for under $20.00. How can you beat that??

I also just picked up a beverage cooler to use as a fermentation chamber, so I'm pretty psyched for this batch!!

 

[mthelm85]

MAKE A STOUT!!! Stouts are really hard to screw up. As long as you choose a basic recipe, don't miss your mash temps. by some ridiculous amount and don't contaminate it, it will turn out good.

 

[NyPDFustercluck]

Edworts session Haus is a great one! Ya gotta love the $17 recipe bill too =)

 

[HexKrak]

I've met a lot of home brewers that did Edwort's Haus Pale ale for their first AG... It happened to be my first also.

 

[azscoob]

Eds Haus pale was my first AG as well.

 

[MikeFallopian]

My keg is usually empty 1 month after brewing.

It is a low gravity beer and a fairly simple grainbill, it is a fast ferment, due to the lower carbonation level it is quick to carb up and is meant to be enjoyed as it was traditionally, young and fresh!

I kegged and bottled the Mild this evening. It looks good, and had a nice Notty trub at the bottom!

I took a little taster of it, and it tastes great! Classic Mild flavour with some nice caramel and chocolate notes at the end.

When do you recommend taking the first sample of the kegged or bottled beer? I can't wait!!!

 

[azscoob]

Start enjoying it as soon as it is carver up and cleared.

 

[MikeFallopian]

How long will this particular mild take to carb, in your opinion? I have primed it to achieve around 1.5-1.8 volumes of CO2.

It's been kegged and bottled for just over a week... should I sample tonight or leave it for a while longer?

 

[azscoob]

I would stil give it three weeks, maybe throw a bottle in the fridge at week two to check progress, but for conditioning in bottles or kegs I try to give them the three week standard.