American Recipes / Beersmith sample recipes

[wilfy1970]

I keep looking at the american recipes on beersmith and wonder if anybody has tried them? I'm a 90 minute mash and 90 minute boil man, but this isn't anything the americans seem to do. Am I missing something, or are our cousins across the pond drinking beers we wouldn't go alot on. I look forward to hearing from somebody.

[steve_flack]

How do you mean? It's quite common for Americans to do 60 minute mashes and 60 minute boils. In truth most mashes are converted under 60 minutes and a 90 minute boil gets a little bit more out of the hops but not as much as you'd think. I usually do 60 minute mashes and boils mostly and they work just fine.

Having tasted quite a few American craftbrewed beers they blow a lot of the British beers out of the water. The best of the British are up there with the best of the Yanks but a lot of the British microbrewer stuff is a bit meh IMO.

[awalker]

+1 for steve_flack

I do 60 mash and 60 boils now, shaves an hour of every brew day

[Deebee]

does mash temperature stay the same?

Or does it have to be raised in order to compensate for the shortened mashing time?

[steve_flack]

Nope stays the same.

[mysterio]

60/60 works fine. Just know when you need to use 90 minutes. If you were doing a beer that you wanted nice and dry or has lots of adjunct, then a 90 minute mash is a good idea. And if you're brewing a beer that you want some extra maltiness and colour development from the copper, then 90 minute boil. I usually do 75 minutes for each

[Grot]

I had a look at the samples when I bought the program but binned them pretty soon afterward. There's some strange stuff in there.

I think the 60/60 thing comes from us being in a hurry to do everything

[leigh1919]

Yep, there's been tonnes of posts on here about boiling and mash times but I totally agree with the previous point - it's more about finding what works for you and knowing when to adjust for style.

My personal rule of thumb is 90 minute boil, 90 min mash for pales styles and 60 for darker, such as milds. Worked fine so far.

Like anything in Homebrewing - give both a try!

[trucker5774]

mmmmmmmmmmm.......................well..............errrrrrrr .....I never could decide how long, so back to my principle of stop worrying. I do 75 min mash 75 min boil (approx) I have just done a guinness and a summer ale (I guess that covers both ends of the colour range) I did both with the same method. A quick taste post fermentation has got me really looking forward to the mature beer in both cases