Easiest beer I have ever made recipe

[merc230ce]

*Replying just to make this great thread easier to find!*

 

[Vismal]

I recently made this beer as my first ever homebrew attempt! Bubbling started within 12 hours. Looks and smells delicious! Can't wait to keg this and share it with friends! I think I'm going to be brewing a lot in the near future. Process was easy and fun. I have a buddy who split the cost of equipment with me and I have a ton of space around my house and garage to brew! Thanks to the OP for getting me started! Heres a picture 48 hours after brewing...

 

[NTOLERANCE]

I recently made this beer as my first ever homebrew attempt! Bubbling started within 12 hours. Looks and smells delicious! Can't wait to keg this and share it with friends! I think I'm going to be brewing a lot in the near future. Process was easy and fun. I have a buddy who split the cost of equipment with me and I have a ton of space around my house and garage to brew! Thanks to the OP for getting me started! Heres a picture 48 hours after brewing...

Looks good! Is that a 5 or 6 gallon better bottle? If its a 5 I think you could have added a bit more water. Then again maybe its my imagination.

 

[Vismal]

It's a 6 gallon

 

[dcummings1998]

I ended up getting a pretty decent score on this when I submitted it to the fair (26.2 out of 50, and I knew it fermented too hot), so needless to say this is one of my go-to beers.

I just kegged it (first time doing so...what an improvement over bottling!) and was wondering how many units of co2 you would serve this on. Using this table this table , I was initially thinking German Wheat style, but I'm wondering if Belgian Ale may be truer to style.

Thoughts?

 

[h22lude]

I ended up getting a pretty decent score on this when I submitted it to the fair (26.2 out of 50, and I knew it fermented too hot), so needless to say this is one of my go-to beers.

I just kegged it (first time doing so...what an improvement over bottling!) and was wondering how many units of co2 you would serve this on. Using this table this table , I was initially thinking German Wheat style, but I'm wondering if Belgian Ale may be truer to style.

Thoughts?

It doesn't have to be perfect. Most ales will be around 10 to 13 depending on your temp. I usually keep it at 11.

 

[zeekage]

This one goes to 11. :rockin: As do all my beers so far.

 

[NTOLERANCE]

I ended up getting a pretty decent score on this when I submitted it to the fair (26.2 out of 50, and I knew it fermented too hot), so needless to say this is one of my go-to beers.

I just kegged it (first time doing so...what an improvement over bottling!) and was wondering how many units of co2 you would serve this on. Using this table this table , I was initially thinking German Wheat style, but I'm wondering if Belgian Ale may be truer to style.

Thoughts?

M main regulator died, so I grabbed the CO2 regulator for my welder. Well it snot sensitive enough to hold low pressure. Too much or too little. OH well, I picked up two more CO2 tanks with regulators today, so tomorrow I will swap them out.

One of the "new" tanks has a testing date of 1940
10 PSI or so is what I look for.

 

[NTOLERANCE]

I brewed this again, 10 gallons this time, and tried to get more of a red hue to it.
I also more asertively hopped it. So, esentially its not the same recipe anymore, but more of an evolution. Still super easy to make:

5 Gallon Recipe:

6.6 lbs of Pale Liquid Extract
1/2 lb light dry extract
1/2 lb of Crystal 20L
.25 lb Choc Malt
.5 oz nugget at 60 min
.5 EKG at 10 min
.5 EKG at 5 min

Safale 05

This one was 2 gallons of RO water (chilled, waitng in the carboy) and the rest tap water.

OG came in at about 1.47

Should have a redish hue in the glass at 15.3 srm. Right now its a dark red/brown.

Its staying dark red/Brown. Forgot the irish moss, and its a bit cloudy. Very tasty though.

 

[MmmmBeer]

Going to run a 10 gallon batch of this on Saturday, can't wait and i think I will hold off on the corriander and orange but we shall see how I feel at the store.

Those pints are looking good though!

 

[MmmmBeer]

Brewed 10 gallons yesterday and they are bubbling away now, one with WLP380 and the other with Safale 05. The only thing is I had more like 7.5 gallons when it was all said and done so it made it hard to split it evenly.

I don't typically bother with OG readings, I just like brewing. Excited to see in a couple weeks how they will both turn out.

 

[Fleet_of_Foot]

What modifications will I need to make to this recipe if I'm going to pitch and ferment into a 5-gallon bucket? In other words, I need to make about 4 gallons instead of 5.

Can I just use one gallon less water at the end? What will that affect? I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I don't see any mention of ABV. Will using less water just up the ABV?

 

[NTOLERANCE]

What modifications will I need to make to this recipe if I'm going to pitch and ferment into a 5-gallon bucket? In other words, I need to make about 4 gallons instead of 5.

Can I just use one gallon less water at the end? What will that affect? I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I don't see any mention of ABV. Will using less water just up the ABV?

I would drop the 1 lb of dry extract along with the water. I wouldnt change the hop schedule much, its really mild on the hops. Even dropping the gallons down to five still keeps the hops profile reasonable.

You still want to boil about 2-2.5 gallons of water with your extact.

 

[Vismal]

Just as a follow up, I kegged my batch of this and served it to guests at a party, gone in a matter of hours! Pretty pleased for my first batch ever!

 

[Chuckabrewski]

What modifications will I need to make to this recipe if I'm going to pitch and ferment into a 5-gallon bucket? In other words, I need to make about 4 gallons instead of 5.

Can I just use one gallon less water at the end? What will that affect? I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I don't see any mention of ABV. Will using less water just up the ABV?

Let us know how that turns out i would love to throw this in a homedepot bucket so im not using my carboy

 

[NTOLERANCE]

Just as a follow up, I kegged my batch of this and served it to guests at a party, gone in a matter of hours! Pretty pleased for my first batch ever!

 

[NTOLERANCE]

Took the other half of my 10 gallon batch and kegged it today. FG was 1.014.(OG was 1.050) As an experiment, I added a tablespoon of Amalayse enzyme to the keg, and put it on the shelf to sit for a week or two. Going to try and dry it out some.

 

[LeverTime]

I just finished brewing a batch of this. My OG was 1043 though. Maybe I left too much wort in the bottom of the pot? Regardless, I am going to relax, and not worry about it.

 

[NTOLERANCE]

I just finished brewing a batch of this. My OG was 1043 though. Maybe I left too much wort in the bottom of the pot? Regardless, I am going to relax, and not worry about it.

Good idea. Its still going to be a good brew.

 

[NTOLERANCE]

I've been thinking of adding some fruit type extract to a secondary of this brew. Perhaps something a bit tart. Anyone interested in doing a group brew with each of us trying a different extract?

 

[Tharderocker]

I will for sure try this one on my next brew day, Thanks.

 

[Cacaman]

Just kegged my second batch of this one 5 minutes ago. Looks great, tastes better!

 

[NTOLERANCE]

Picked up some Apricot Extact. Thinking the tartness of the apricots will blend nicely.

I will post when its ready.

 

[heyjaffy]

Picked up some Apricot Extact. Thinking the tartness of the apricots will blend nicely.

I will post when its ready.

I used apricot my first time with this recipe - it garnered many a compliment

 

[NTOLERANCE]

I used apricot my first time with this recipe - it garnered many a compliment

Yepp I recall and I think you picked the right extract.

I will split the next batch, apricot and cranberry.

 

[LeverTime]

After reading the forums for a bit, I've followed the 1-2-3 rule. One week in primary, two weeks in secondary, three weeks in the bottle. I measured the SG today, and it was at 1010, the same as yesterday. It tasted pretty good, so I made an exception and bottled it. I'll have to let it sit for about a month in the bottle, because I'm going out of town, but I'll report back when I open my first one.

 

[NTOLERANCE]

I brewed this again, 10 gallons this time, and tried to get more of a red hue to it.
I also more asertively hopped it. So, esentially its not the same recipe anymore, but more of an evolution. Still super easy to make:

5 Gallon Recipe:

6.6 lbs of Pale Liquid Extract
1/2 lb light dry extract
1/2 lb of Crystal 20L
.25 lb Choc Malt
.5 oz nugget at 60 min
.5 EKG at 10 min
.5 EKG at 5 min

Safale 05

This one was 2 gallons of RO water (chilled, waitng in the carboy) and the rest tap water.

OG came in at about 1.47

Should have a redish hue in the glass at 15.3 srm. Right now its a dark red/brown.

I just finished carbing the second 5 gallon batch of this. The secondary did this version some good. I think this hop profile works better than the saaz.

 

[h22lude]

After reading the forums for a bit, I've followed the 1-2-3 rule. One week in primary, two weeks in secondary, three weeks in the bottle. I measured the SG today, and it was at 1010, the same as yesterday. It tasted pretty good, so I made an exception and bottled it. I'll have to let it sit for about a month in the bottle, because I'm going out of town, but I'll report back when I open my first one.

Just curious, where have you read this 1 2 3 rule? I don't think many people use secondaries anymore unless adding fruit, dry hopping or the like. Even then you still keep it in primary for at least 2 weeks. I leave my beers in primary for at least 3 weeks.

 

[Cacaman]

I brewed this again recently using the lighter hop schedule (0.5oz @ 60 min; 0.5 @ 20 min; 0.5oz @ 5 min) in an effort to please more people. I noticed that the beer is real malty, and lacks bitterness. I ended up deciding, "To hell with the BMC drinkers, I wanna enjoy my beer ".

My beer is sitting in the kegerator, and my question is: Is there anything I could do at this point to increase the bitterness or decrease that overly malty taste? Perhaps dry hopping with a hop strainer?

 

[Justibone]

If you check homebrew stores, sometimes they have "hop extract" -- that will add bitterness. If you want to do it yourself, just boil up some "hop tea" on the stove and add it in. Dry hopping will not add any bitterness, just aroma - but aroma is a good thing too.

This only works in KEGS, obviously. If it's bottled, you're stuck.