brewblend recipes

[HueyPilot]

Hello to all in beerland.

Can anyone tell me where i can find the recipes for brewblends that are added to extracts i.e (czech pilsener brewblend (#62). I know it has dextrose, malt,hops and corn syrup but would like to know how much of each.)

HueyPilot

[BrewDog]

G'day, Mate- Welcome to the board-

Good luck trying to find a recipe sheet for a commercial procuct like that. They are very difficult to get because they are proprietary.

You can probably make your own by simply using unhopped extra light Dry Malt Extract and using Saaz hops in the boil, and skipping the dextrose all together. I'd also guess that it would probably end up tasting better since it's made from all malt instead of corn sugar.

I realize this wasn't much help, but maybe it can help get you started.

[HueyPilot]

Brewdog thanks for the reply,

I had a feeling that as you said no one going to cough them up!:( .

I'm just getting back into the brews and lots have changed since I last did it. Extracts and blends is all that i've played with so far, but will be expanding my horizons shortly. Any suggestions for a good extract ale or pilsener?

Cheers mate.

HueyPilot

[BrewDog]

A good place to start is with a book like "Clone Brews". They are compilations of recipes for taste-alikes of many kinds of commercial beer. The recipes are all set up 3 ways --
First, an extract/steeped grain version, followed by an extract-only version as well as an all-grain version.

If you haven't seen it yet, John Palmer's online book (http://www.howtobrew.com) is set up in sections that progress from extract-only through extract & steeped grains, through mini-mashes and finally to all-grain. It sounds to me like you are at the point where you are looking to either go unhopped extract only w/ your own hops or to try steeping in addition to unhopped extract. Either way, the link above will help you immensely. It is a fantastic online resource.

What you will find is that at the cost of taking a little more time in the boil, you can hop it yourself and produce a much better beer than those you get with pre-hopped kits. Steeping specialty grains is as simple as throwing a half to a full pound of grain into a grain bag and soaking it for half an hour to 45 mins at about 65-68 degrees Celsius. That makes a 'tea' that you use to start your boil.

HTH-

[HueyPilot]

Thanks dog,

Yes I have just finished reading the online book, a good start thanks for your help. will track down a copy of "clone brews".

Enjoy your year!

Cheers,

HueyPilot