going extract

[lee1]

hi all santa has been very kind bought me a boiler and brew your own recepie book cant wait to brew my first extract

[jimp2003]

Good old Santa! I didn't get anything brewing related this year...

Any idea yet what you first brew is likey to be?

[lee1]

not sure weather to do boddingtons or tt landlord

[simon50]

how about an extract carling ?!

here's my recipe (32 litres):

2kg sugar
1 bag of straw
hops optional (not required)

©simon50

[lee1]

lol very funny cant put the new book down just want to brew everything in it

[pumblechook]

Good Luck!

I've just done my first extract brew today and it seemed to go well. Can't wait to sample the results.

[lee1]

what brew have you done ?

[pumblechook]

I did a slightly modified version of Hopback Summer Lightning from Brew Your Own British Real Ale. My LHBS didn't have the Challenger hops from the recipe so the guy recommended Northern Brewer instead. I chose that recipe as it didn't need any additional grains, just LME and hops. Next one will be a bit more involved I think.

Had a sneaky taste while siphoning and was more bitter than I expected - heard that will mellow later on so fingers crossed.

Enjoyed the process. Looking forward to doing a lot more of it.

[lee1]

realy like that brew from bottle or pump its deffinatly on my summer list