What to brew next?

[Cjtabares]

I currently am aging a chocolate coffee stout and am thinking about what I want to brew next. I am looking for something different and fun to brew. I want to brew something not so common but it will only be my 6th brew I think and the stout was my first partial mash So nothing supper difficult. Everything I have made so far where kits and I do like the idea of making my own recipes but have no clue where to start

Thanks for any help

 

[RM-MN]

Do you have any ingredients on hand that would give you a starting point? Do you have a particular style of beer you really like or one you just can't stand?

 

[budbo]

Make Beer that is always a good start

 

[Pumbaa]

simple single malt single hops pale ale . . . BUT age it on cherry wood smoking chips

 

[IffyG]

Now that's intriguing. Have you done that before?

 

[Pumbaa]

yup turned out real nice . . . but I did it as an extract cuz I was being lazy and didnt want to drag out my mash tun

get weird with it, if you are scared do small batches. make it fun
best case scenario you're a genius with awesome beer . . . worst case scenario you learned that a combination didnt work and you get to brew again

 

[IffyG]

Do you mind sharing your recipe?

 

[Cjtabares]

No I do not have anything on hand. Still trying to figure out what beers I like best :-/. I do like the taste of Hazed and infused but it is missing something I think the beer it self might be a little watery. I was thinking a heavier beer with a good hop taste. Sorry still kind of new at this and to tell the truth I like the brewing more then the drinking, but don't get me wrong I do like to drink the beer.

 

[Cjtabares]

simple single malt single hops pale ale . . . BUT age it on cherry wood smoking chips

Edit
Sounds interesting might have to try it. Maybe I will make 5 gal then split it into 5 1 gal containers and age over different chips might be fun.

 

[Pumbaa]

Do you mind sharing your recipe?

I didnt keep notes but knowing the way I do things go with . . .
6lbs generic light DME
1 oz EK Goldings at 60, 30 and 5 minutes
and your favorite English yeast

I do remember for the chips I used about 1 oz soaked in vodka.
I dumped them in the secondary when racking over and let the beer sit on them for 2 weeks prior to bottling

My funnel has a screen on it so I just dumped them in and didnt worry about a bag or chunks or what not

 

[IffyG]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Pumbaa]

NP

One thing you have to remember is not matter what anyone tells you . . . this **** aint that hard. Make what ya ant and if you are worried about screwing a batch up do a small batch first . . .

Honestly other then the stuff I normally keep in the fridg i dont make 5 gallon batches anymore . . . that way I get to brew twice as much

 

[IffyG]

I completely agree with you. After watching Basic Brewing's 6 pack IPA video podcast, I was inspired to try small batches of my own in the near future.

 

[HoppedIPA]

hmm whats funny i have just started going from 5gal 3 batches of 5gal to 10 gal.. guess i like it too much and share too much

 

[Pumbaa]

I completely agree with you. After watching Basic Brewing's 6 pack IPA video podcast, I was inspired to try small batches of my own in the near future.

honestly this summer I'm throwing out my tool bench and building a 2.5 gallon brewery bench . . .

 

[Cjtabares]

Thanks for the help

 

[Cjtabares]

I found this website http://www.citruswoodchips.com. Would it be fine to use these chips for aging?