Steps to coming up with new recipes

[Tall_Yotie]

Im new to recipes and have been basically brewing the pre packaged stuff i.e coopers muntons etc....
Can anybody tell me the steps and basic rules to follow. I ve checked the recipes forum and noticed people talking about IBU'S and what not.

Hey there. Sounds like you are incredibly new to this. If you are working with pre-packaged beers as you call it (extract with infused hops), then creating recipes is not where you should be focusing. You should look into extract brews that use hops additions and steeping grains to furtehr your brewing abilities with established recipes.

Trying not to sound insulting, it is not the intent. If you are uncertain of what "IBU" is (measurement on bitterness in beers) then you should do some basic beer research and get familiar with all of the lingo.

 

[jsv1204]

Get a copy of "Designing Great Beers". Great resource and not a bad primer into things like IBUs. The only thing is that it tends towards all-grain brewing.

Cheers!

 

[HookUp]

Sometimes your beer is dictated by the product you have on hand.

I've never done a bad beer. Sometimes a little weak, a little strong, a little sweet, a little hoppy, but never bad (except for the time I used rice)

My standard ale came from one of these experiances - hey, got 5 pounds of pale malt, pound of 60L Crystal, 2 pounds of DME, pound of flaked wheat, couple ounce of Northern brewer, and a 1/2 ounce of not-sure-what hops, but think its cascades or fuggles. Let's see what this makes.

Sweet nectar of the Gods!

 

[iceman1988]

Thanks for your sugestions. I picked up a homebrew book today-"brewing beers like those you buy-by dave line". Its pretty decent and very helpful. It has detailed recipes for some of the worlds most popular beers.I'll have a stab at one of the Pilsners.How wrong could it go