Todays Recipe.

[vance71975]

7lbs Briess dark malt Extract

1/2 Briess Aromatic Malt

1/2 Carafa 2 malt

1/2 Ashburne Mild Malt

1 oz Centennial Leaf Hops (60 min boil)

1oz Willamette Leaf Hops (5 min boil)

How does it sound to yall?

[corkybstewart]

Get rid of the dark extract and darken your beer to your specifications and desire. Try something like 7 pounds extra light extract, 1/4 pound roasted barley, 1/4 pound chocolate and 1/2 pound crystal 120.

[vance71975]

Get rid of the dark extract and darken your beer to your specifications and desire. Try something like 7 pounds extra light extract, 1/4 pound roasted barley, 1/4 pound chocolate and 1/2 pound crystal 120.

Ok i gotta ask what is it that everyone seems to have against Dark Malt Extract? Personally i love the taste of the stuff.Cant change this one, at least not this time around,its already made as per the above recipe.

[corkybstewart]

It's because you have no idea how the manufacturer made that extract dark. Is there a bunch of unfermentable crystal malt, or a combo of RB, chocolate and crystal like I suggested? You'll notice that often your FG will be higher than it should be when you use the dark extract.
For me the primary advantage to brewing all grain is knowing exactly what I'm using in my recipes. I have control. As an extract brewer I tried to control as much as possible by using pale extract and steeped grains to get exactly what I want in terms of flavor, body and color.

[vance71975]

It's because you have no idea how the manufacturer made that extract dark. Is there a bunch of unfermentable crystal malt, or a combo of RB, chocolate and crystal like I suggested? You'll notice that often your FG will be higher than it should be when you use the dark extract.
For me the primary advantage to brewing all grain is knowing exactly what I'm using in my recipes. I have control. As an extract brewer I tried to control as much as possible by using pale extract and steeped grains to get exactly what I want in terms of flavor, body and color.

see im not all about control as long as the beer tastes good!

[HogieWan]

see im not all about control as long as the beer tastes good!

I'd say that's a good way to go if it works.

[vance71975]

I'd say that's a good way to go if it works.

well so far my beer has been good to me and to my woman so im pretty happy.

[Beer Martin]

well so far my beer has been good to me and to my woman so im pretty happy.

Cheers to the successful Brewer. Is there any other point to home brewing?

I enjoy making beer for competitions, but at the end of the day I brew because I like drinking what I make.
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[markaberrant]

I push everyone to become better at brewing, try different styles, enter competitions, study and write the BJCP exam, etc. However, I always add the following caveat:

"As long as your beer tastes good to you, then it is good beer."

The point is that you ultimately brew beer to make yourself happy, everything else is secondary.

[vance71975]

But i did get the designing great beers book and i am reading it!

[Beer Martin]

But i did get the designing great beers book and i am reading it!

Definitely good stuff in that text. Have you read how to brew (http://www.howtobrew.com/) by John Palmer yet? If not, thats the link to the free web edition. Edition 4 is worth buying as well to keep on hand.
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[vance71975]

Definitely good stuff in that text. Have you read how to brew (http://www.howtobrew.com/) by John Palmer yet? If not, thats the link to the free web edition. Edition 4 is worth buying as well to keep on hand.
i think i have read that book