Finally trying my first beer that is a full 5 gal batch...in the past I have done some "Beer Machine" beers (pre-hopped mixes) and a half batch of an Imperial Stout fermented in the Beer Machine (verdict is still out on that one...aging).
Anyway, my wife bought my some real brewing gear for Christmas! I couldn't bring myself to use a kit since the thing I like most about brewing is the artistic expression, so I made up a Pale Ale recipe with Beersmith. I kept it simple: Extract w/ steeping grains. 8lb Pale LME, 1lb C20, Warrior hops for bittering and Citras for aroma/flavor. Yeast was S05.
I hit my OG at 1.058, my FG was 1.011. Primary for 3 weeks, and 1 week in the bottle so far. I just had to open one (for educational purposes ), the rest I'll save for the 3 week mark.
It is carbed nicely, decent head. Cloudy (to be expected). Great flavor! Tastes as good as any micro Pale I've had...but with a nice citrus-y flavor from the Citra hops. IBUs are about 40 and ABV is around 6%.
If this is green beer, I can't wait for it to mature! Love the site, I have learned a ton. :rockin:
Anyway, my wife bought my some real brewing gear for Christmas! I couldn't bring myself to use a kit since the thing I like most about brewing is the artistic expression, so I made up a Pale Ale recipe with Beersmith. I kept it simple: Extract w/ steeping grains. 8lb Pale LME, 1lb C20, Warrior hops for bittering and Citras for aroma/flavor. Yeast was S05.
I hit my OG at 1.058, my FG was 1.011. Primary for 3 weeks, and 1 week in the bottle so far. I just had to open one (for educational purposes ), the rest I'll save for the 3 week mark.
It is carbed nicely, decent head. Cloudy (to be expected). Great flavor! Tastes as good as any micro Pale I've had...but with a nice citrus-y flavor from the Citra hops. IBUs are about 40 and ABV is around 6%.
If this is green beer, I can't wait for it to mature! Love the site, I have learned a ton. :rockin: