Recipe Suggestion

[Hoppkins]

This weekend i will be attempting my first mini mash (after i get my birthday money/brew vouchers and have gone down the brew shop)

Does anyone have a suggestion for a nice first brew? According to their site they stock the following hops/grains:

Thanks very much

MALTED GRAINS All grains are supplied crushed

Pale Malt (Marris Otter or Pipkin), 500gms, 4Kgs 25Kgs

Lager Malt 500gms 4Kgs, 25Kgs

Crystal Malt 500gms, 4Kgs, 25 Kilos

Amber Malt, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, Wheat Malt, Roasted Barley, Torrified Wheat
500gms, 4Kgs, 25 Kgs

Flaked Maize, Flaked Barley 500gms, 2Kgs

MALT EXTRACTS

EDME
DMS and SFX are available in 907gms, 1.5Kgs, 6.25Kgs, 25Kgs
DMS is a light syrup with active diastatic enzyme SFX is dark with the addition of some caramel.
Marris Otter 1.5 kgs

BRUPAKS
Premium Grade Malt Extract available light or dark 1.5 Kgs and 15.5 Kilos

MUNTONS SPARAY MALT 500gms
Light, Medium, Dark and Hopped Light

FLAGON & CASK SPRAY MALT
Light 500gms and 1 Kilo

HOPS all our 100grm packs of hops are now vacuum packed

Fuggles, Goldings, Northdown, Whitbread Goldings, Challenger, Target, Willamette, Mount Hood, Styrian Goldings, Hallertau, Bramling Cross. 100gms & 500gms (not vacuumed)

Vacuum Foil Packed Hops 113gms
Goldings, Fuggles Hallertau, Bramling Cross, Northern Brewer, Saaz, Styrian Goldings, Target, Challenger, Northdown, Whitbread Goldings, Progress

Hop Extracts
Saaz, Northern Brewer, Bullion, Hallertau, Whitbread Goldings.
Isomerised Extract £1.60

[tubby_shaw]

What are you after ?
Pale ale, ordinary bitter, special bitter, stout, porter, lager in all it's various forms, mild, light ale, brown ale or wheat beer or even barley wine ?
You name and I am sure someone will have a recipe for you

[Hoppkins]

DUH of course, i forgot to say what beer i like

I like IPA or nice light beers.

I used to love drinking flowers from Sheffield.

[Hoppkins]

Thanks Daab

[louthepoo]

How long does the pale crushed malt keep for? i keep buying the 3kg bags but i'll get the bigger bags if it keeps for a while.

[louthepoo]

If you aim for 6 months you'll be fine, i've used grains 18 months old which still made good beer.

quick reply DaaB, do you live on your keyboard?

As I'm new to AG brewing (only done 2 so far and the 2nd had to be thrown due to the dog pushing the top off and having a right good time in it!!) not sure how much i'll make.

I have a keg but i dont want to keep waiting to finish one before i start another! i'll bottle some then so at least i can store it and have a variety of brews at my whim!

Do you have any good porter recipes you can recommend?

[onlooker]

How long does the pale crushed malt keep for?

I would disagree with 18months!! uncrushed , definitly ! but once crushed I wouldnt want to be keeping it more than a month and preferibly less, definitly keep it in a airtight container.

[bitter_dave]

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I wouldnt want to be keeping it more than a month and preferibly less, [/quote]

Plenty of people buy 25kg bags of grain and use them over a number of months (I've just bought one myself). When you buy precrushed grain from Brupaks or youngs they have a reasonably long date before they expire. I've never heard anybody say precrushed grain, kept in dry conditions, should be used within a month.

[onlooker]

If it works for you guys great, I have certainly had stale odd tasting beer from pre crushed grain far younger than that. And I have read in several books that weeks rather than months is what you want to aim for.

I with some other home brewers imported Barley Crusher mills from the states. Highly recommended.