TwoHeart
TwoHeart
As most of you probably already know, Midwest has a Simply Beer series that sells for $19.99 per kit.
I've been away from brewing the past couple years, but now my wife is interested in it. I pulled out all my equipment and took inventory. We both enjoy IPAs. So, as a welcome back brew, we are purchasing the Simply Beer IPA.
- 6 lbs Pilsen malt syrup
- 1 lb Golden Light DME
- 1 oz Columbus (60 min)
- 1 oz Cascade (5 min)
- 1 oz Centennial (5 min)
- Safale US-05 Ale Yeast.
- 5 oz Priming Sugar
This is a lot of bang for $20.
Besides dropping the Cascade in at 15 minutes instead of 5, I don't really want to change the recipe, but I do want to make sure I get plenty of body. I instantly thought about maltodextrin. However, my wife isn't too keen on how highly processed maltodextrin is. So, I was thinking of steeping a pound of Caramel 20L to get the body I want.
Would this be too much? Or, too light a Lovibond? I don't mind imparting a little bit of sweetness with the steeping, just not too much. Mainly just looking to get a good full bodied IPA.
Thoughts...
I've been away from brewing the past couple years, but now my wife is interested in it. I pulled out all my equipment and took inventory. We both enjoy IPAs. So, as a welcome back brew, we are purchasing the Simply Beer IPA.
- 6 lbs Pilsen malt syrup
- 1 lb Golden Light DME
- 1 oz Columbus (60 min)
- 1 oz Cascade (5 min)
- 1 oz Centennial (5 min)
- Safale US-05 Ale Yeast.
- 5 oz Priming Sugar
This is a lot of bang for $20.
Besides dropping the Cascade in at 15 minutes instead of 5, I don't really want to change the recipe, but I do want to make sure I get plenty of body. I instantly thought about maltodextrin. However, my wife isn't too keen on how highly processed maltodextrin is. So, I was thinking of steeping a pound of Caramel 20L to get the body I want.
Would this be too much? Or, too light a Lovibond? I don't mind imparting a little bit of sweetness with the steeping, just not too much. Mainly just looking to get a good full bodied IPA.
Thoughts...