Recipes

Here are some basic recipes that I have used that are easy to start out with.

Honey Amber Ale
German Ale
German Schwarzbier
Warwick Ale

Honey Amber Ale

5 lbs. Plain Amber Malt
2 lbs. Clover Honey
1 oz. Perle Hops (boiling) 9.2% A
1 oz. Saaz Hops (finishing) 3.8% A
1/2 tsp. Irish Moss
1 packet Wyeast #1056 – American Ale

Bring to boil 1.5 gallons of water, and then add malt and honey
Once at rolling boil, add Perle hops and boil for 1 hour
During last 15 minutes, add Irish moss
During last 5 minutes, add Saaz hops
Add to 3 gallons of water and pitch yeast when cool, and bottle when fermentation is complete ……..5.88% alcohol

German Ale

7lbs. Plain Light Malt
1/2 lb. toasted malt
1/2 lb. crystal malt
2 1/2 oz. Saaz hops (boiling) 3.0% A
1/2 oz. Saaz hops (finishing) 3.0% A
1/2 tsp. Irish moss
1 packet Wyeast #1056 – American Ale

In one grainbag, steep toasted and crystal malt in 1.5 gallons of cold water and bring to boil
Once at a boil, remove grain bag and add plain malt and boiling hops and boil for 1 hour
With 15 minutes left, add Irish moss
With 3 minutes left, add finishing hops
At the end of the 1 hour boil, remove the boiling hops and leave the finishing hops in
the wort for 2 more minutes, then remove
Add to 3 gallons of water and pitch yeast when cool, and bottle when fermentation is complete……..4.94% alcohol

German Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

6lbs. Plain Dark Malt Extract
1/2 lb. crystal malt
1/8 lb. black patent malt
1/4 lb. chocolate malt
2 oz. Perle hops (boiling) 9.2% A
1 oz. Liberty hops (finishing) 3.8% A
1/2 tsp. Irish moss
1 packet Wyeast #2112 – California Lager yeast

In two grainbags, steep the mixture of the crystal, black patent and chocolate malt in 1.5 gallons of cold water and bring to boil
Once at a boil, remove grain bag and add dark malt and boiling hops and boil for 1 hour
With 15 minutes left, add Irish moss
With 5 minutes left, add finishing hops
Add to 3 gallons of water and pitch yeast when cool, and bottle when fermentation is complete……..5.25% alcohol

Warwick Ale

2 cans 3.3 lbs. Coopers Amber Malt Extract
1 1/2 oz. Northern Brewers Hops (boiling)
1/2 oz. Cascade (flavor)
1/2 oz. Cascade (aroma)
1 package Wyeast #1056 – American Ale

Bring to boil 1.5 gallons of water, and then add malt extract
Once at rolling boil, add Northern Brewer hops and boil for 1 hour
During last 15 minutes, add Irish moss
During last 10 minutes, add Cascade flavor hops
With 5 minutes left, and Cascade aroma hops
Add to 3 gallons of water and pitch yeast when cool, and bottle when fermentation is complete ……..5.25% alcohol