Your first self-made recipe?

[Downhillfromhere]

Thought this could be an interesting post. What was the 1st recipe you came up with on your own? What was it, how did it turn out?

I just wrote up a basic Xtra Pale Ale Recipe using some things I wanted to try out. The thought being I love IPAs but wanted something with the hop character to it, but a little more sessionable. You can come home at the end of the day, have a couple, and not drink a whole meal. I love me some Citrusy hops so this should be the playbook on that!

Self Made XPA:rockin:

Estimated 5%abv
5gal
Wyeast 1056 (building a starter for my Rye Dark DIPA)


8lbs American Organic 2 Row
1lb Vienne Malt
.5lb CaraPils
.5lb Honey Malt

.5oz Cascade 1st Wort
.5oz Columbus 60min
.7oz Amarillo 20min
1.25oz Cascade 0min
Dry Hop Cascade-maybe, we'll see how the hop character is

 

[motobrewer]

my 1st recipe was my 2nd beer.

i wanted to make a christmas ale. i forgot the recipe, it was something like:

1.065 worth of DME
some C60, some Special B, some honey malt

amarillo, bitter orange peel, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg.

it wasn't very good

 

[rjwhite41]

I don't remember my recipe at all it was a long time ago. Third batch I believe. Anyway, I think it was a chocolate stout and I don't remember it being very good. Too many specialty malts and too much of them.

 

[Flywheel]

My first was my "International Fuggles Bitter." It turned out pretty good. But, I think I need to balance out the complexities in the malt with complexities in the hops. It does taste good, but because it is a mixed malt single hop beer, it really makes the hops stand out. But, I love fuggles.....

 

[Ace_Club]

My first self-made recipe was an attempt at cloning Fullers 1845. It turned out okay. Close, but not as close as I would have liked.

 

[Pumbaa]

My first original creation is here

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f65/st-fuads-irish-red-22821/

still one of my best and favorites

 

[TANSTAAFB]

My House Pale was my first all original. I love the way the American and European hops work together. Character malts contribute to good mouthfeel, body, and complexity while remaining simple and sessionable.

9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 81.82 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 6.82 %
12.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 6.82 %
8.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %

Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge 153.0 F

boil volume of 4.65 gal

Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.058

60 min 0.50 oz Warrior [17.00 %] (60 min) Hops
60 min 0.60 oz Saaz [6.80 %] (60 min) Hops
30 min 0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops
30 min 0.50 oz Tettnang [3.90 %] (30 min) Hops
10 min 0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
10 min 1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
5 min 0.25 oz Tettnang [3.90 %] (5 min) Hops
5 min 0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops

final volume of 5.50 gal
American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Starter

Starting Gravity: 1.049 SG
Final Gravity:1.012 SG
5.50 gal

 

[TheDom]

My first was an amber where I went ape with crystal malts. I think it was somewhere around 30% crystal malts. Terrible.

 

[kanzimonson]

Awesome thread. My first self made was my 2nd batch as well. The goal was a brown ale with maple syrup. In Papazian's book, he talks about adding at least a gallon of maple syrup. I thought that was a little much, so I toned it back to a half gallon. Holy crap! It was so freakin strong in flavor and alcohol. The OG was 1.078!

5# Amber DME
.5# crystal 120
.5# chocolate malt
.5# aromatic
2qts Maple Syrup (15min boil)

I still have one bottle left (two years old now). As it aged, it actually got really delicious - very imperial stout-like.

 

[ajf]

My first one was a dry stout (about my 8th brew).
I was going to make it from a published recipe, but I didn't have the ingredients. I did however have a bunch of leftovers, so I made wholesale substitutions (without taking notes) and brewed.
It was fantastic, but by the time I realized how good it was, I couldn't remember the recipe. I tried to reproduce it many times without any luck. (The attempted reproductions were my 2nd - 8th attempts, and none of them was any good.)

-a.

 

[mattldm]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/first-recipe-comments-suggestions-176453/

my first. turned out, ehh! I didnt like it that much but several friends loved it