Hi all,
I'm finally ready to brew my first brew (now I have my mother of a fermentation chiller to control fermentation temperature). However, I have a hard time deciding what to brew first. I want a beer who would be ready quickly -- approximately two months. It's my first brew, so I want something fast to quickly know if I can get my beer right. So I won't brew any barley wine for a first brew...
I'm going for extract.
I'm presently drinking a lot of porters and stouts, and I'm pretty sure I want to start with one of these kinds. Any suggestions? A good classical sweet stout/porter or chocolat stout which isn't too hard to do (as it's my first brew, I want to keep it simple and stupid to know if I can do simple things right).
I was thinking of the Sparrow Hawk Porter from Papazian's book. The Goat Scrotum Ale seems good, but I'm not too sure about it as it gives a lot of versatility, and I prefer a straightforward recipe to begin with.
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot!
I'm finally ready to brew my first brew (now I have my mother of a fermentation chiller to control fermentation temperature). However, I have a hard time deciding what to brew first. I want a beer who would be ready quickly -- approximately two months. It's my first brew, so I want something fast to quickly know if I can get my beer right. So I won't brew any barley wine for a first brew...
I'm going for extract.
I'm presently drinking a lot of porters and stouts, and I'm pretty sure I want to start with one of these kinds. Any suggestions? A good classical sweet stout/porter or chocolat stout which isn't too hard to do (as it's my first brew, I want to keep it simple and stupid to know if I can do simple things right).
I was thinking of the Sparrow Hawk Porter from Papazian's book. The Goat Scrotum Ale seems good, but I'm not too sure about it as it gives a lot of versatility, and I prefer a straightforward recipe to begin with.
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot!