Skullfingr
Well-Known Member
When making a beer and not following any true recipe except your own. how can you know which kind of beer you're making for..say.. competitions?
Anyone with a link to styles that would explain all that would be appreciated.
So what would light pilsen DME and a moderate amount of hops (5.5 gal with a little less than 3oz of hops) be?
So what would light pilsen DME and a moderate amount of hops (5.5 gal with a little less than 3oz of hops) be?
Most important - lager or ale yeast?
If it's lager yeast, you've got a lager of some kind.
If it's ale yeast, you probably have a blonde ale of some kind, maybe leaning towards a pale ale. That would probably depend on your other grains, what hops you were using, and how you used them.
It would depend some on the yeast type used and the AA% and timing of hops. Brewer's Friend (http://www.brewersfriend.com/) has a small feature in their recipe creation that suggests what styles a recipe matches based on the stats only. It is on the expanded view of the stats section. That might be a starting point for placing a recipe in a category.
Awesome, thanks!
Designing great beers by Ray Daniels is an EXCELLENT, albeit outdated, resource for understanding what makes what, how, and why.
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