First All-grain reccomendations

[Redtab78]

I just got my all grain system all set up and ready for an inaugural batch, but I am completely clueless where I should start (recipe wise). I want to set the bar high, and my neighbors will be over watching/helping, and of course enjoying some of my extract brews in the fridge.

So having that said, is there any one recipe in particular that you "pro's" brew on a constant basis that maybe you have aptly named "old reliable"?

I will be batch sparging, and am not scared to get very detailed with the recipe...so if you have one that you would care to share, please let me know!! I have 3 days to gather the ingredients with a somewhat unlimited homebrew store local to me.

Thanks!!

 

[BigMack]

Well what type of beer do you like? I'm assuming you not only want to make beer, but make a beer that you will enjoy drinking. There are a ton of tried and true recipes, but knowing what you enjoy would help others to suggest some.

 

[b-boy]

I recommend Yooper's House Pale Ale, Yooper's Oatmeal Stout, or Beirmuncher's Centennial Blonde Ale. All three recipes are on the site.

These are 3 of my go-to brews. I always have at least one on tap. I've probably made 10 batches of each. I've never had a bad experience (that wasn't my fault).

The only batch I had an issue with was Yooper's House Pale Ale. I had the bright idea of doing it with a hop tea rather than dry hopping. I used a french press coffee maker to press my hops. I mean really, really press my hops. I squeezed every bit of fluid out of those suckers. What resulted tasted a lot like what I imagine lawn clippings taste like. Again, that one was on me.

 

[Natdavis777]

I would suggest a Pale, Blonde, or Cream Ale. Pretty straight forward beers. Good luck with whatever you brew though!

 

[Redtab78]

Well what type of beer do you like? I'm assuming you not only want to make beer, but make a beer that you will enjoy drinking. There are a ton of tried and true recipes, but knowing what you enjoy would help others to suggest some.

Im not big on IPA's, my favorite beer of all time is a good Oktoberfest, which I will do once I finish getting my new spare fridge set up where I can control temps better....so maybe something of the non-hoppy amber type, or a good golden Kolsch?

the reality is I will drink anything lol...

 

[ViciousFishes]

Im not big on IPA's, my favorite beer of all time is a good Oktoberfest, which I will do once I finish getting my new spare fridge set up where I can control temps better....so maybe something of the non-hoppy amber type, or a good golden Kolsch?

the reality is I will drink anything lol...

Do you have the ability to control fermentation temps? If not, a Kolsch might not be the best choice. I'd go with a simple Amber recipe... seeing as though you like the style and the grain & hop bills will be fairly straight forward. And you may have a bit of leeway on fermenting at ale temps. Yooper has a couple of Ambers that are well regarded. The forum with recipes for that style are here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=66

Also, BYO has a couple of Amber recipes:
http://byo.com/mead/item/126-american-amber-style-profile

My favorite amber is Anderson Valley Boont Amber
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=239390

It was a big influence in the development of my house amber:
http://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/1104585/hurricane-amber

Good luck!!!

 

[BeardedBeerMan]

I personally would want to go with something fairly simple (single step infusion) and something that is relatively "quick" to bottle. Just to ensure all equipment works as intended.

I myself will be brewing a honey wheat this weekend, made this once before and it was amazingly delicious. Great after a hot summer day of working in the yard

Hopefully this isn't impossible to read:

Honey wheat ale

Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: All GrainCalories: 158.05
Rating: 4.0Boil Size: 7.00 Gals
IBU's: 25.14Batch Size: 5.00 Gals
Color: 4.1 SRM Boil Time: 60 minutes
Preboil OG: 1.041
EstimatedActual
Brew Date:-04/17/2016
OG:1.048-
FG:1.013-
ABV:4.68 %-
Efficiency:70.00 %0.00 %
Carbs:11-
Serve Date:04/21/2016-

Grains & Adjuncts
AmountPercentageNameTimeGravity
4.00 ozs2.22 %Briess Rice Hulls60 mins1.000
5.00 lbs44.44 %Briess Red Malt Wheat60 mins1.037
4.00 lbs35.56 %Pale Malt (2 Row) US60 mins1.036
1.00 lbs8.89 %Wheat, Flaked60 mins1.035
1.00 lbs8.89 %Honey0 mins1.035

Hops
AmountIBU'sNameTimeAA %
1.00 ozs16.80Tettnang60 mins4.50
1.00 ozs8.34Fuggles15 mins4.50

Yeasts
AmountNameLaboratory / ID
200 B cellsAmerican Ale IIWyeast Labs 1272

Additions
(none)

Mash Profile
Profile Name: All Grain Profile 1

Grain Temp: 70.00 °FMash Tun Vol Loss: 0.25 Gals
Grain Absorption: 0.13 Gals/lbTun Temp Loss: 4.50 °F
Cooling Shrinkage: 4.00 %Kettle Trub Loss: 1.00 Gals
Hourly Boiloff: 0.75 Gals/hr

Mash Steps:
Protein Rest20 [email protected]°F
Add 9.00 qts water @ 138.1°F
Saccharification Rest60 [email protected]°F
Add 8.00 qts water @ 174.5°F
Mash Out10 [email protected]°F
Add 8.00 qts water @ 197.0°F
Batch Sparge
Sparge 4.60 qts water @ 170.00 °F
Sparge 4.60 qts water @ 170.00 °F

Water Profile
(none)

Fermentation Steps
NameDays / TempEstimatedActual
Primary3 days @ 60.0°F04/17/201604/17/2016
Primary11 days @ 60.0°F04/20/201604/03/2016
Bottle/Keg7 days @ 35.0°F04/14/2016-

Carbonation
Force Carbonation
Desired Vol of CO2:2.50 Vols
Beer Temperature:35.00 °F
Required PSI:9.70
Required Bars:0.67

Notes
Add honey to 4 cups of boiled and cooled water, then to fermentor
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[RedlegEd]

+1 on Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde. It's a very simple, forgiving basic recipe that you can use to dial in your equipment and process. There's a reason that forum has 496 pages! You can use Nottingham, US-05, S-04, or any number of dry or wet yeasts (to include lager yeasts) and have it turn out great. If you screw up the mash temp, so what?, it'll still be good! Another benefit is the hops combination. Recipe calls for Centennial + Cascade, or in my tweak, Centennial + Ahtanum. Delicious! If this is your first AG, ease into it. Learn the process, learn your equipment, and most of all, enjoy what you're doing. Let us know how it comes out.

 

[Wiscohio_brewer]

+1 for Yooper's Oatmeal stout. Makes a very delicious beer. I also like EdWort's Bavarian Hefeweizen. It's a simple but delicious recipe.

 

[brewbama]

I recommend something with not a lot of ingredients. A base malt maybe a crystal, a few hops and a tried a true yeast. Someone said above get from grain to glass quickly to validate the process and equipment.

Fizzy Yellow Beer (Yooper)
7 lbs Vienna Malt
3 lbs Pilsner (2 Row)
0.50 oz Pearle [8.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.50 oz Tettnang [4.20 %] - Boil 45.0 min
0.50 oz Tettnang [4.20 %] - Boil 0.0 min
1.0 pkg Safale US-05

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Med Body, Batch Sparge 152°F

...or a very simple/classic Pale Ale

10 lbs Crisp Maris Otter
8.0 oz Simpsons Heritage (Maris Otter) Crystal
2.00 oz Goldings, East Kent 60 min
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent 1 min
1.0 pkg Nottingham

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Med Body, Batch Sparge 152°F

 

[Sammy86]

+1 on Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde. It's a very simple, forgiving basic recipe that you can use to dial in your equipment and process. There's a reason that forum has 496 pages! You can use Nottingham, US-05, S-04, or any number of dry or wet yeasts (to include lager yeasts) and have it turn out great. If you screw up the mash temp, so what?, it'll still be good! Another benefit is the hops combination. Recipe calls for Centennial + Cascade, or in my tweak, Centennial + Ahtanum. Delicious! If this is your first AG, ease into it. Learn the process, learn your equipment, and most of all, enjoy what you're doing. Let us know how it comes out.

+1 to this

 

[Redtab78]

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