Hello. This will be long and I am sorry.
I'm getting ready to move away from extract kits and move to buying ingredients in bulk. I also will be setting up a kegging system and will be ordering 4 ball lock kegs from sabco at the end of the month.
So here is my problem. A friend of mine is getting married in August (that is his problem not mine). But I promised I would make him some beer for his reception. Then we got discussing the group of attendees and decided that one keg wouldn't be enough and an open bar was out of the question. Adding to that, everyone is so particular about the type of beer they prefer that it looks like there will need to be 4 different styles of beer.
So basically we came to the conclusion that they should be ordered from light to dark to run the gamut of everyone's particular tastes.
I was thinking the following:
Here are my questions:
They need to be extract based because of the equipment and timeframes involved. I would like to go to AG some day, but that is a ways down the road.
I know this seems like a crazy idea. Thank you so much for any help though!
I'm getting ready to move away from extract kits and move to buying ingredients in bulk. I also will be setting up a kegging system and will be ordering 4 ball lock kegs from sabco at the end of the month.
So here is my problem. A friend of mine is getting married in August (that is his problem not mine). But I promised I would make him some beer for his reception. Then we got discussing the group of attendees and decided that one keg wouldn't be enough and an open bar was out of the question. Adding to that, everyone is so particular about the type of beer they prefer that it looks like there will need to be 4 different styles of beer.
So basically we came to the conclusion that they should be ordered from light to dark to run the gamut of everyone's particular tastes.
I was thinking the following:
- Hefeweizen
- Indian Pale Ale
- British Brown Ale
- Irish Stout
Here are my questions:
- With the immense collective brewing knowledge of this board can anyone recommend 4 recipes like this with the most in common ingredient wise?
- Would anyone make any recommended changes besides "Don't get married"?
- Am I overthinking this and should just buy 4 kits and be done with it?
They need to be extract based because of the equipment and timeframes involved. I would like to go to AG some day, but that is a ways down the road.
I know this seems like a crazy idea. Thank you so much for any help though!