BeastMaster
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I'm going to be brewing my first beer soon. I was wondering what would be a good recipe to start with. Something easy that will ferment quickly. I'm a big fan of Pale Ales, APA's, IPA's. Thanks for the help guys.
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how are you going to be brewing? extract, grain?
My first batch (which is still in the primary) was a hefeweizen. It was a LME recipe and I don't think it gets any easier than the 7 lbs of LME, add hops at two different times in the boil, and that's it. You don't have to worry about clarity or the beer being cloudy/hazy. It seems like an easy beer to start with just to prove to yourself you can make good beer.
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BeastMaster
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I'm going to be brewing extract to start.
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BeastMaster
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Can you go a little more in depth with this? Maybe a kit I can order from someone. I'm trying to leave little room for error this first time.
Google Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Extract Clone recipe or something along those lines.
yankee brewer has a clone kit its called sierra Madre pale ale and it's partial mash. I kept the bittering addition the same, bought a 1oz of cascade to put in at 10 minutes and then used the 30 minuteaddition they gave me for the aroma at the end. Came out great. All grain is not hard. Get your self a grain bag and a 5 gallon iglo coller and do small all grain batches like 2.5 gallon ones.
This is the brew shop where I had gotten my kit.
http://www.beer-winemaking.com/catalog/beer-recipe-kits
This is the brew shop where I had gotten my kit.
http://www.beer-winemaking.com/catalog/beer-recipe-kits
lotbfan
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All of the Brewcraft extract kits are easy and turn out great for first brews... their castle brown and belgian wheat are very popular with most visitors who are used to store bought beers and they take just a few minutes to toss together... I think I spent more time sanitizing equipment than actually doing any brewing with their stuff.
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Since no one has said it yet I guess I'll suggest it. Being in San Diego I imagine you have a local homebrew shop (LHBS)? I'd go there and get one of their simple extract kits, and they can answer any questions you have about how to brew it. Any reputable LHBS will be able to guide you in the right direction.
Justibone
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Do a wheat while you figure out temperature control.
My $.02
Going to your LHBS is also a good call.
My $.02
Going to your LHBS is also a good call.
Daybis
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I used a sierra nevada pale ale clone from Midwest Supplies (http://www.midwestsupplies.com/). I brewed about 6 batches of that beer in the past 6 months. I started with it as a base and then modified it as I went. I played around with hop profile for the most part. I also did a comparison between my filtered tap water and bottled water. I've been on an IPA kick lately, so I haven't played with the recipe much in the past few months. I plan to take that same base and experiment with different ale yeasts.
It's on this kit I learned something critical, temperature control. I didn't think keeping my house a bit warmer in the summer would change anything. I had a batch of this SN clone ferment at temperatures well above what's healthy for the yeast. I owe a lot of my experience from the past year to this recipe, so I highly recommend using it as well, but I will also second that temperature is critical. Luckily, it's starting to get could out, and I find it easier to control my fermentation temps in the winter.
I think the midwest kit is fairly quick. I think my first batch took a total of 6 weeks from start to finish. One week in the primary, two weeks in secondary, and 3 weeks of conditioning in the bottles. However, after all of the other brews I have done since I've brewed a SN clone, I would recommend a different schedule. I would recommend a 4 week in primary and 4 weeks or more in the bottles (the longer the better).
Since you have a LHBS (I was able to find 3 in San Diego on beeradvocate.com), go to one and see if they have any extract kits for a pale ale. Brew it up, and if you like it, keep using it to tweak.
It's on this kit I learned something critical, temperature control. I didn't think keeping my house a bit warmer in the summer would change anything. I had a batch of this SN clone ferment at temperatures well above what's healthy for the yeast. I owe a lot of my experience from the past year to this recipe, so I highly recommend using it as well, but I will also second that temperature is critical. Luckily, it's starting to get could out, and I find it easier to control my fermentation temps in the winter.
I think the midwest kit is fairly quick. I think my first batch took a total of 6 weeks from start to finish. One week in the primary, two weeks in secondary, and 3 weeks of conditioning in the bottles. However, after all of the other brews I have done since I've brewed a SN clone, I would recommend a different schedule. I would recommend a 4 week in primary and 4 weeks or more in the bottles (the longer the better).
Since you have a LHBS (I was able to find 3 in San Diego on beeradvocate.com), go to one and see if they have any extract kits for a pale ale. Brew it up, and if you like it, keep using it to tweak.
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BeastMaster
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lol. A few months later I finally did start and ended up going all grain.
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