I'm quite short on time due to life commitments getting in the way, but I'd like to be able to quickly and easily brew a new extract recipe with steeping grains every weekend or 2 without having to do a bunch of research first.
I see that many recipes don't have any instructions (even if they have steeping grains), while others have instructions to steep at a certain temperature for a certain amount of time. I really don't want to have to spend half a day doing research for every recipe/style.
I just want to be able to order the ingredients from a brew shop, and get them shipped to my house. I'm not planning on entering competitions or getting everything 100% to style, I just want to be able to easily make a bunch of different styles (everything from pale ales to stouts).
So what rules of thumb can I follow? How can I easily find recipes and still keep the same process (just different ingredients?)?
I see that many recipes don't have any instructions (even if they have steeping grains), while others have instructions to steep at a certain temperature for a certain amount of time. I really don't want to have to spend half a day doing research for every recipe/style.
I just want to be able to order the ingredients from a brew shop, and get them shipped to my house. I'm not planning on entering competitions or getting everything 100% to style, I just want to be able to easily make a bunch of different styles (everything from pale ales to stouts).
So what rules of thumb can I follow? How can I easily find recipes and still keep the same process (just different ingredients?)?