Where is a good place to find GOOD recipes?

[cyanide]

I've been looking all over the internet for recipes, but I'm not very happy with results. Most seem to be recipes based on the preferences of individual brewers, which is fine.... just not for me.

Where does everyone get theirs? What do you all use to come up with your own? What I'd really love is a site or book that had basic recipes to produce different styles of beer the way they typically are. Like a recipe for a 'typical IPA' or 'typical Kolsch'. Recipes that produce the average beer of that style.

What do the more experienced brewers recommend? I can modify and sort of sum up recipes from a variety of sources, but I'd really love a reliable source for making quality beers.

[b3s]

i don't know about everyone, but i tend to pull my recipes from my ass.

i go to hbd.org and use their recipator. i use grains i like and hops i prefer (for instance, i will never use hallertauer hops again! blech).

the recipes there are good starting points.

another thing to try is getting the book clone beers. decent enough for cloning 150 different beers. find a beer you like and clone it.

for me, i play with recipator from hbd.org and make my own recipes. still trying to find the one i like (although the hoppy guiness clone i made i could drink everyday all day :) ).

[mmmBeer...]

Like b3s, I tend to just make them up and experiment. As a base for this I have used the basic recipes for each style found in Papazian’s book, the BYO website has a whole pile of recipes (some clones some others), further down the list is (I think) about 15 “basic” style recipes. I also just picked up Snyder’s book, and find it has a bunch of very nice recipes that fit each style of beer.

[BREWERDLUX]

I also agree with b3. I like to make them up as I go. You got to learn what the different types of grain and adjuncts do and taste like. Then you just figure out what your making and add the right stuff. Promash helps. I sit and mess with it until I get it were I want it and then i just brew it! If it aint quite what i want I tweek it and hit it again.

[Fast_Eddy]

Ditto the above.

[quantum24]

if you are not quite ready to make your own recipes, or just dont want to, i would recommend the BYO website, like someone mentioned before they have a huge pile of good recipes and they are one of the definitive sources of homebrew info (imo).

[paul84043]

Boy, that's the last time I use one of B3's recipes...I had no idea where he kept them until now....

:D

[YamahaXS]

http://brewery.org/brewery/cm3/recs/00contents.html

there is a poll in another thread with a very similar topic.

[S.F.B.]

I have started using "The Brew Masters Bible" by Stephen Snyder. It has a bunch of good recipes for anyone from novice to advanced. It also has a section on formulating your own recipes. I have just started to mess with making up my own. It is a big help.

[Fast_Eddy]

Originally posted by paul84043
Boy, that's the last time I use one of B3's recipes...I had no idea where he kept them until now....


Now that's good stuff :D

[Aleman]

Promash software is a great tool for designing recipes. It is relatively inexpensive at $24. There are several websites where you can download complete recipes in Promash format. I have used it for the last six months and have created some great beer. I load any recipe I get from magazines or the net and check the sanity of the numbers. Download the free evaluation software at the Promash website and try it.