Sure, here is a simple recipe breakdown and steps:
Type: American Pale Ale
Ingredients:
8lbs Pale liquid extract (un-hopped!)
1lb Crystal 20l malt (for steeping)
.5 oz Warrior hops (or any 14-16% alpha bittering hop)
1 oz Citra hops
1 11.5g packet of S-05 dry yeast
Steps:
1: heat water to 155-160 deg, steep the 1lb of crystal 20 in a hop sock for 30 mins.
2: Remove grain, heat to boiling
3: Remove pot from heat, add 1/3 (3lbs or so) of the liquid extract, stir well, return to heat and bring back to boil.
4: Add .5 oz Warrior hops and start 60 min timer.
5: Add .5 oz Citra with 20 minutes of boil left (for flavor)
6: At 5 mins left, remove from heat and stir in remaining extract, put back on heat and bring back to boil
7: Add remaining .5 oz Citra hops (aroma) and boil the remaining 5 mins.
8: After boil, cool down (I use an ice bath)
9: Add wort to fermenter when it is ~70 deg, top up water to 5 gals.
10: pitch dry yeast into fermenter (I don't re-hydrate it 1st)
11: Primary 64-68 deg for 2-3 weeks.
12: Bottle with 4 oz corn sugar, let them condition for 2-3 weeks at room temp.
OG: 1.058
FG: 1.012
IBU: 39
ABV: 6%
SRM: 9.2
Flavor: Very pronounced citrus from the hops, almost tastes like citrus juice was added (people always ask). Little hop aroma, I plan on increasing the late hop additions next time. Bitterness is in the background and doesn't seem like 39 IBUs.
Re-looking my notes, I adjusted my exact hop additions and my cost was actually right at $20 for this batch, it all depends on how cheap you can get your extract. I pay ~$1.75/lb for LME at my LHBS.