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Suggestions for a quick brew?!?!?!?
I am looking for a quick n easy light ale that's ready to go in a short amount of time. I still want to brew my normal stronger beers but I need a filler to keep me out of the stuff that needs to condition longer. So I am looking for something I can can brew every 3 or so weeks to keep me in homebrew while my "better" beers have a chance to get... well, um... better.
I brew a lot of light ales to drink while I let my bigger beers condition. I find that I brew a lot of american pale ales, and american wheats. Both of these types of beers tend to ferment out in about 10 days, and then its just a few days to build up carbonation. If you would like a good "base" recipe for either let me know. I have brewed these a lot and have begun to play with different yeast, hops and grains but the base of the recipe is pretty darn good.
I'd like to take a look at the wheat...still haven't had a chance to do one of those yet.
For the American Wheat I use 6 pounds of wheat malt LME, sometimes I use some different crystal malt (10L, 20L or 40L) or cara-pils. If I use them I use between 1/4 lb to 1/2 lb. Occasionally I use biscuit malt or rye to add a "little flair". For hops I play around but usually stick to 1 oz at 60 min. Cascade, Saaz, Tet, or Willamette are ones I use a lot. For yeast I use American Ale 1056.
This guideline is also good for a fruit beer base. Add in one or two bottles of fruit extract and you have a fruit beer.
Thanks.
I recommend brewing up an ordinary bitter, 1035OG. I think I have posted the recipe int eh past.
Really easy to brew and a really fast to ferment and be done for drinking.
Its my regular house brew.
I'll second that, an Ordinary Bitter is a great beer, easy and quick.
With a good enough pitch and healty oxygenation you can brew and be drinking an ordinary bitter in less than 10 days.
Of course you have to be kegging though inorder to carbonate.
Or pour it flat into a pitcher and tell your friends you just drew it off the cask in the basement!
you might even try adding a pound or two of honey to the recipe, brewskinewbski.
(as i laugh into my sleeve)
Just for that I won't be posting my results of my latest experiment. It involves avacado honey, buckwheat honey and fire weed honey in three identical brews to see what tastes like what.
I'll look into a bitter. That sounds right up my alley.
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