cascade, chinook and magnum. what to make next

[smileyak87]

So I have made a pale ale and multiple wheat beers but want to try something different.

I have a pound each of cascade, chinook, and magnum so I want to stick to something with those hops and was hoping something along the lnes of an amber or porter style since I haven't made either of those.

My lhbs has grains available for steeping and carries most wyeast liquid yeast styles and has light, pilsen, amber, and dark dme available

Any suggestions?

 

[Ianflean]

Try an amber. Get some amber extract, some crystal or CaraAmber malt (even a touch of Carafa special if they have it).

Magnum as bittering hops (10/15g should be enough) and the 2 C hops as the flavour / aroma. Aim for about 35-40 IBU.

 

[smileyak87]

How's this look

3lb amber at 60
3lb amber at 15
0.5 oz magnum at 60
0.5 oz chinook at 10
1oz cascade at 5

Steep crystal 40 for 30 minutes

Should I use a special yeast or stick with US-05?

This comes out to 37 ibu accordibg to my brewr android app

 

[boydster]

I like to use a light DME like Briess Golden Light and then use steeping grains to get the color and flavor I want. Maybe try the light extract instead of amber, then use some C40 & C60 to get the amber color.

 

[smileyak87]

Sounds good. He carries briess golden light dme. So should I go 6 pounds of light and steep 1 pound of c40 or c60? Not sure what the difference between the 40 and 60 is

 

[Weezy]

1# would end up pretty sweet. That's about 14% of the grain bill. I'd recommend cutting it in half.l, unless you want something pretty sweet.

C60 will be a bit richer caramel and bit of toffee vs. C40. (and darker, obviously)

You could try an American brown! I like that hop combo in that.
6# plain dme, 1/2# C90, 1/4# pale chocolate.

 

[smileyak87]

For the brown ale which yeast would you recommend?

 

[Weezy]

Your US-05 would be just fine

Aim for about 45 ibus