No idea how to make own recipe

[Hangfire]

Hi Everyone,

I'm currently on my 6th extract batch and am starting to think about creating my own recipe. Maybe I need to read more, but I really have no idea where to even start. I'm sure this is way outside guidelines of a certain style, but thought this might be a good way to learn. Here's an idea that I came up with, and was hoping to get some feedback as to the flaws...what could I expect from these ingredients, advice, etc.

6lb Gold Malt
.5 CaraPils
1 oz Centennial (60 min)
1 oz Cascade (5 min)
Lemon Zest (flameout)
Wyeast 1214

Thanks!

 

[ayoungrad]

Get a copy of Designing Great Beers by Daniels. It is a great book for making recipes.

 

[waldoar15]

I usually find a recipe that's interesting (to me). Brew it and decide where to go from there if I think I'd like something like it, but just a tad different.

 

[malc]

You could also play around in beersmith. Choose a style and then start playing with ingredients to see if it fits whithin the parameters. You won't start to learn about flavors until you brew a bunch...at least I didn't

 

[1Mainebrew]

If you have an iPhone get ibrewmaster!

 

[C-Rider]

Agree on the book. Also get BeerSmith software. Pick the style you want and it will give you basic ingredients. Then play w/the amounts till you meet the style standards and BOOM you have "YOUR" own recipe.

 

[ajf]

Another good book is Brewing Classic Styles. It doesn't give anything like the information that DGB does, but it does give very good examples of most of the beer styles.

-a.

 

[uncommonsense]

6lb Gold Malt
.5 CaraPils
1 oz Centennial (60 min)
1 oz Cascade (5 min)
Lemon Zest (flameout)
Wyeast 1214

Thanks!

I like it. Id brew it

 

[cmoon]

Another book (I haven't read it yet) is Radical Brewing. I'm still doing a lot of classic styles, but a more experienced brewer friend keeps pushing me to design my own recipes, and while doing so, strongly recommends that book.

I'm reading DGB right now. I definitely feel like you should have a firm grasp of what each ingredient is doing in the beer before you randomly change things. That said, I tried randomly changing things (results weren't too promising.)