Isolating variables - looking for recipies

[blouic]

Im fairly new at brewing, I'll be doing my third batch this weekend. I've been reading a lot from Papazian and on this forum and I'm starting to have an information overload of information.

Now I wanna be able to isolate variables. I'll be making the same recipe several times in a row changing only one variable (specialty grain, malt extract, hops, yeast) to see the impact it has on the beer.

So I'll wind up making the same recipe over 20 times with different results.
Does anyone have an idea of what starting recipe I should go or do I just guess/improvise one since it won't come out exactly as that recipe often?

Thanx

 

[AT-JeffT]

If you are going to be brewing it multiple times, go for something you really enjoy. You are going to have a lot of it on hand.

 

[jethro55]

Pale Ale or Cream Ale seems like a good place to start. That's a basic starting point for many beers.

There are a lot of variables even with the same ingredients. You might want to try stock recipes of a variety of styles, too. And then go back and tweak them.

 

[GrogNerd]

Im fairly new at brewing, I'll be doing my third batch this weekend. I've been reading a lot from Papazian and on this forum and I'm starting to have an information overload of information.

Now I wanna be able to isolate variables. I'll be making the same recipe several times in a row changing only one variable (specialty grain, malt extract, hops, yeast) to see the impact it has on the beer.

So I'll wind up making the same recipe over 20 times with different results.
Does anyone have an idea of what starting recipe I should go or do I just guess/improvise one since it won't come out exactly as that recipe often?

Thanx

this is a good idea. maybe start with the same recipe, keeping everything constant until you have your techniques down. first variable to isolate is the way you brew, so you know differences in the future are the result of your known variables and not a change in something you did.

check into SMaSH brewing. Single Malt and Single Hops. best way to learn how malts and hops interact.

 

[blouic]

Thanks for all the advice.
I really feel like I tried to tackle too many issues at once.
This may see like a ridiculous question, but how much of an impact does the yeast have on the final taste of a beer?
I love my carslberg clone, even though I didn't really let it lagger, and I'm not sure if the results would be as good using an ale yeast

 

[helibrewer]

Yeast is a big contributor, that's why there are so many strains.