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Just starting out.
I was wanting to know of some easy beginner recipes that a I could try out. I will be glad to try any of them out. If you would also give me some tips for just starting out it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
if it were my first time i would buy a canned Liquid Malt Extract Kit that would come with a can of prehopped malt and yeast, then all you would need to get is water and 3lbs of extra light dry malt extract.
try one of these. This was the first brew my buddy and I made.
It's a pretty good ale and you will learn a little bit while your at it.
http://store.brewhut.com/index.asp?Page … ProdID=111
I used one of these canned kits this weekend for my first batch.. It was WAY too easy. All I did was Boil wort, cool, pitch the yeast, and seal the fermenter.
What do you guys suggest for the next step? I want to keep it simple still however, since Im still just starting out.
T.
yeah...
try one of the kits I provided a link to.
it's not a "can kit" it's what is called an intermediate kit, you will steep grains, add hops
and you should make a yeast starter culture.
It's more like real brewing then the caned kits.
Plus they make good brew.
Here is the recipe for my Steam Beer
Amount Item Type % or IBU
7.00 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 93.3 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 6.7 %
1.75 oz Northern Brewer [11.20%] (60 min) Hops 33.8 IBU
0.25 oz Northern Brewer [11.20%] (15 min) Hops 2.4 IBU
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
5.00 gal Distilled Water Water
1 Pkgs SafLager West European Lager (DCL Yeast #S-23) Yeast-Lager
5 gallon batch /2 gallon boil/ 30 min steep of grains at 155 degrees
i thought i came out good
This looks a little complex for a second batch brewer such as myself 
it's really not just get a grain bag for the grain and some hop bags for the hops, pitch your yeast dry in your carboy when its temp is 80 degrees
Place crystal malt in 2 gallons of water, bring temp. to 155 Deg. F then steeped for 30 min.
- remove grain bag.
- bring wort back up to boil then added LME and initilal (60min) hops.
- @ 15min left of 60min boil add remaining hops and 1/2 tsp of Irish Moss.
- added to 3 gallons chilled water.
- pitch yeast.
You make it sound pretty simple.. I might just try this next time.
Thanks.
It's not as hard as most people think it is. I'm one of those people that though it was going to have me pulling my hair out.
After brewing the first batch(the kit above) I realized it's not so hard after all.
The tuff part is learning to read a recipe, and learning the ingredients, after brewing one real batch, you'll find out, that it's not so hard.
I'm only seven batches in, only been brewing for about three months, I've started working on my own recipe, I also brewed the bkb milk stout. Which really turned out well. I'm looking forward to
doing it again very soon.
Brew which ever one you want, that's one of the good thing about home brewing, you brew what you want.
The kit I posted a link to, comes with directions, and those directions are pretty much the way you brew most ales, other then different ingredients, and the timing on added hops.
Being so new, I would urge you to get the kit, or one you want to do, they come in many styles.
The thing I liked about the kits, (just starting out), it took the trouble of buying the ingredients out of my hands. All you need comes with the kit. Except the equipment.
Some things about the ingredients you may not know yet. Such as...his recipe calls for, 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L, the "L" stands for lovibond, the higher the number, the darker, the lower the number, the sweeter. Thats going to be a half way dark brew.
If you do the kits, read the labels on the packs of hops and other ingredients, these are the same ones you will be using to brew from a recipe. So come time to buy your own, you will know a little more about what you are looking for. Don't be shy about asking questions, here about ingredients, I've learned that is the biggest part of brewing. As a beginner anyway...
I'm still fairly new to home brewing, I can get the kits at my LBS- local brew shop, for a total of
$20.22, if I screw up, I'm not out that much money. It's a good way to learn.
The milk stout was close to $50 and I think I nailed it, man was I nervous about it. I learned what I was doing from the kits, and from this site. These guys are a big help.
From one newb to another, this is just my advice, it's your brew, brew what you want, happy brewing.
BTW......welcome to the hobby.
To add to what Marv said- Yes, brewing from a kit does give you everything you need and you just follow the recipe. This is a great introduction to doing recipes like BrewLuva's. The first thing I did when starting out was buy Charlie Papazian's book "The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing" and read as much as I could understand. This book is somewhat of a Bible among home brewers. The great thing about it is he breaks down everything, for every level of brewer. The first section are specific instructions for brewing from a kit, the second is about ingredients and brewing a recipe like the one above, and the last brewing section is about brewing all grain for the advanced brewer. Reading this book gave me the confidence to do a partial grain Holiday ale for my second batch, especially after tasting my first brew from the kit!
Brewing partial grain is easy, like these guys said. All you do is steep some grains like a giant tea bag, boil some water, add some malt extract and some hops, boil some more, and you are done (more or less).
I highly suggest buying Papazian's book. It will be your guide from newbie to pro and well worth the investment... definitely not just a one-time read. Read this book and then try your hand at brewing with grains!
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