What to brew?

[fat.sam]

I have some leftover hops and steeping grains that I would like to use tomorrow.

Here's what I have:

oz. of cascade and columbus hops.
1/2 oz of hallertau (sp) and willimette hops.
1/4 # of Munich dark and a 1/4 # of biscuit malt.

I would like to make a red ale that has some nice hop to it. Are there any suggestions with what I could do with my supply? I will be going to my HBS tomorrow to get additional malt. Is there a big difference with using dry or liquid malt? Thanks again for any suggestions.

 

[Carne de Perro]

How many oz of Cascade and Columbus hops did you say you had again? It looks like it didn't make it to your post. For red/copper ales I usually ask the shopkeeper to add about an ounce of black patent malt to my steeping grains. It gives a nice color with minimal flavor change. I couldn't imagine adding more though, its basicly charcoal.

 

[fat.sam]

I have one oz each of the columbus and cascade.

 

[Carne de Perro]

Heck, I'd just get a can of Light LME and about 2-3 lbs of light DME, steep grains, add DME, boil, etc, etc, etc. Just a matter of figuring out which hops you want to use for bittering and which ones you want for flavor/aroma.

 

[AdIn]

Don't know what to brew - brew wizen. I think it's the most rewarding and least demanding style. Take it easy easy on hops.

 

[fat.sam]

Here is what I brewed yesterday. It had a fairly light color to it...lighter than I would like. This was the first time I used Irish Moss and it seemed to really make a difference with clearity. I usually strain my wort when going to primary and I think this also helps with clearity. I did sample a bit and it tasted like weak beer so I figure thats a good sign. I took a OG measurement but I don't think my mixture (wort and water filler) was mixed thoroughly and the reading was way way low. Also is there much of an advantage with boiling a full five gallon wort? The most I can boil is about 2 1/2 gallons due to the kitchen stove heating capacity. I'm hoping the wife will let me go propane out in the garage.

All in all it was a good brew day. This was also my first time using iodophore so hopefully I can get rid of the medicinal taste (bleach). Any advice is greatly appreciated.

½ lb Biscuit Malt 23L
1/4lb Munich Malt Dark 9L
160° F 30’

3.3 lb LME
3 lb DME

Hops:
½ oz Columbus for 60’
¼ oz Cascade for 20’
¼ oz Cascade for 5”

Irish Moss for 15’

Yeast: 1056 American