Hello...
I'm new to brewing and planning my 3rd brew. My first two were the Cooper's wheat and the Munton's Bock. I followed the directions on both and they came out nice, no infections, weird flavors, or major mishaps. I feel like I've got my sanitation and fermentation temperature control methods down fairly decently.
I'm planning my 3rd brew now and would like to start moving on from the bare bones kit approach. The beers have turned out well enough and were fantastic to get my feet wet, but I'd like to go a little deeper now and start to tailor my flavors. It seemed to me that, while the kit beers were decent, they were a little bland and I'd like to add some custom flavor.
I've had a can of Munton's Nut Brown Ale sitting in waiting and on a whim I picked up a pound each of Gambrinus Honey Malt, Briess Victory, and Pauls Chocolate Malt. The grains were ground up at the store for me. I've also got 2# Briess Amber DME and 1# Dark DME
I've had a few nut brown ales before and my favorite has been the Linenkugal's version. From what I've read here it's really a lager, I like the pronounced flavors of that beer more than some of the others I've tried. I had the BJ's restaurant nut brown last night, it was alright, but didn't have as bold of flavors as I'd prefer.
Any suggestions on what do with these ingredients? I definitely want the nutty flavor with some of the chocolate and maybe a hint of the honey. I'll start with the Munton's LME as a base and add some grain for extra character.
This is totally an experiment and my first venture into dealing with grains, so any suggestions on recipe and technique are highly appreciated
Thanks!!
I'm new to brewing and planning my 3rd brew. My first two were the Cooper's wheat and the Munton's Bock. I followed the directions on both and they came out nice, no infections, weird flavors, or major mishaps. I feel like I've got my sanitation and fermentation temperature control methods down fairly decently.
I'm planning my 3rd brew now and would like to start moving on from the bare bones kit approach. The beers have turned out well enough and were fantastic to get my feet wet, but I'd like to go a little deeper now and start to tailor my flavors. It seemed to me that, while the kit beers were decent, they were a little bland and I'd like to add some custom flavor.
I've had a can of Munton's Nut Brown Ale sitting in waiting and on a whim I picked up a pound each of Gambrinus Honey Malt, Briess Victory, and Pauls Chocolate Malt. The grains were ground up at the store for me. I've also got 2# Briess Amber DME and 1# Dark DME
I've had a few nut brown ales before and my favorite has been the Linenkugal's version. From what I've read here it's really a lager, I like the pronounced flavors of that beer more than some of the others I've tried. I had the BJ's restaurant nut brown last night, it was alright, but didn't have as bold of flavors as I'd prefer.
Any suggestions on what do with these ingredients? I definitely want the nutty flavor with some of the chocolate and maybe a hint of the honey. I'll start with the Munton's LME as a base and add some grain for extra character.
This is totally an experiment and my first venture into dealing with grains, so any suggestions on recipe and technique are highly appreciated
Thanks!!