need a recipe

[bobcat1]

I have 2 cans of munttons lme. the local place that sells brewing stuff had them on clearance so i grabbed 2. they also sell grains and hopps there but so far i have only brewed one "can kit" and i am on my second batch of the AIH summer wheat kit.
So if anyone has a recipe for a not supper hoppy beer that includes 2 cans of lme please share.

 

[alane1]

What color range are they? light, extra light?

 

[bobcat1]

2 cans of light. they are 1.5 kg (3.3lb) each.

 

[alane1]

I would do something like this
6.6 lbs lme
8 oz crystal 60 Steep at 170 for 20 min
1.5 oz Ekg (60)
.5 oz EKG (10)
Safale-04
It would be a nice balance but not too hoppy, about 30 ibu's.

 

[bobcat1]

I would do something like this
6.6 lbs lme
8 oz crystal 60 Steep at 170 for 20 min
1.5 oz Ekg (60)
.5 oz EKG (10)
Safale-04
It would be a nice balance but not too hoppy, about 30 ibu's.

awsome thanks! now i can show how little i know about this..............

what is crystal60?
and 1.5 oz Ekg (60)
.5 oz EKG (10)
i'm asuming the ekg is a kind of hopps and the safale is the yeast ?

sorry for being such a nube

 

[12thHoleBrewer]

That looks like a nice English pale ale. It's very similar to one I just brewed myself.

To give you a Nother idea, you could try something more like an American pale ale along the lines of. Sierra Nevada.

Use the same LMP and green as above but change out the hops and yeast:

1.0 oz Northern Brewer 60 min
1.0 oz Cascade - end of boil
Safeale 05

 

[bobcat1]

crystal 60 is a grain then?

 

[alane1]

OK no problem, crystal is a malt that gives a touch of sweetness and color to the finished beer, 60 refers to the color in lovibond 10 being really light color and 120 being very dark. You want to get a steeping bag if you don't already have one. These grains are crushed before adding to the kettle in a steeping bag and you want to bump the temperature up to 170f-(76c) and steep the grains for around 20 minutes then remove.
EKG is an abbreviation for East Kent Goldings and when you see a number next to the hop that's when you add them to the kettle in the boil, so when the boil starts, start your timer for 1 hour(60) and add your first addition then with (10) left in the boil add your 2nd addition.
You should also get some kettle finings like Irish moss or whirlfloc tablets, these are also added to the boil at (10) and help things settle out and clear.
And yes Safale is a dry yeast that you want to rehydrate, the instuctions should be on the package.

 

[yeahfairly]

awsome thanks! now i can show how little i know about this..............

what is crystal60?
and 1.5 oz Ekg (60)
.5 oz EKG (10)
i'm asuming the ekg is a kind of hopps and the safale is the yeast ?

sorry for being such a nube

Yup, Crystal 60 is a specialty grain that you will put in a grain bag and steep in your LME. 1.5 ounces of East Kent Golding (hop) added to you wort for a 60 minute boil then 1/2 ounce of East Kent Golding the last 10 minutes of your boil.

 

[12thHoleBrewer]

That looks like a nice English pale ale. It's very similar to one I just brewed myself.

To give you a Nother idea, you could try something more like an American pale ale along the lines of. Sierra Nevada.

Use the same LMP and green as above but change out the hops and yeast:

1.0 oz Northern Brewer 60 min
1.0 oz Cascade - end of boil
Safeale 05

OK, let me try this again. I was using voice dictation on my iPad and should have checked it before hitting send. Below is a recipe idea with some explanations

Another alternative is an American pale ale using different hops and yeast.

Use the same 6.6 lb LME and Crystal malt referenced in the other recipe and change the hops and yeast to:

1 oz Northern brewer hops (60 minute boil). This is a good hop for bittering. Boiling for 60 minutes will create the bitterness in your beer. Basically, the flavor and aroma will go up with the steam - this isn't a bad thing, it's what you want to achieve with a bittering hop.

1 oz Cascade hops (end of boil). Let steep for 15-20 minutes. Cascade is a great American aroma hop. Adding hops near the end or at the end of the boil creates hop aroma in the beer. Because your not boiling it for a long time, the aroma hops add very little bitterness. EKG mentioned in the earlier post is a classic English hop and has a soft floral aroma which is very appropriate for an English pale ale. Cascade has a more citrusy aroma which is common in an American pale ale. Using 1 oz of hops will NOT push this into an IPA type of aroma profile.

Safale US-05 yeast. This an American stain profile produced a beer with a good balance.


As you get more into homebrewing you'll learn how making changes to the recipes will produce different types of beer. Then you can begin to tailor them toward your own preferences. It's great fun all along the way. Best of luck!

 

[bobcat1]

thanks guys.... i got it now!

 

[JohnSand]

I'm not sure about Munton's, but Briess (maker of malt and extract) has recipes on their website. You can also make a good pale or blonde ale with just extract and hops. And check the recipes in the recipe section of this forum. Brewer's Friend has online recipe calculators too.

 

[bobcat1]

finally getting around to making something again. got busy with trapping and hunting season but here is what im doing ...........

8oz briess caramel malt 40l

6.6 lb muntons light malt extract

1 oz us golding for bittering (60 min)

1 oz cascade flavoring (last 20 min)

using safale s-04

kinda winging it by what they had at the store i was at by we will see ...........