Could use some help on first brew

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Well, this is going to be my first brew and I was wanting to come up with a recipe that was not just extract and had a few grains in it but I think this might be a little much but I bought the stuff so it is a go. I was thinking maybe the IBU's would be a little low and was wondering what you all thought.

4 oz. American crystal 120L
1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
8 oz. Belgian CaraVienne
2 oz. American chocolate
2 oz. American black patent
6 oz. Roasted barley
6 lb. Light malt extract
1tsp. Irish Moss
1 oz. Willamette (5.8% AA, 60 min.) WLP007. Was going to go with WLP001 but the brew store was out so I got the WLP007 I am thinking that 14 IBU's might be too low for this as it looks like it will finish out pretty sweet. Please help as I would like to throw this all in the fermenter tomorrow night.

Denny Conn · Accepted Answer

Yeah, I think you're way low on hops. Also, the carapils needs to be mashed, not steeped. 2 oz. each of chocolate and black patent is just gonna give ya little color and basically do nothing for flavor. Are you gpoing for any particualr style, or just wanting to try putting a bunch of stuff together?

--------->Denny

D. Andrew Stevens · Answer

Well, this is a recipe I found on BYO for Tablerock Brown Nut Ale. I just subed a few things out. You with think the guys down at Bell's would know what brown malt is but they didn't so we subed non-malted for that and the yeast was called for WLP001 but they were out so went with WLP007.

I am thinking maybe doubling up the hops adding half at 60 mins and then the other half at 30 mins.

I rig up a little cooler and the vegitable steamer for a false bottom and mash out the grain that way. Should work. Seems crazy to just add the chocolate and black patent for color doesn't it?

The recipe said that it should be 18 IBUs but the way I figure it should be

12 or 13 with the 5.8 AAUs of hops. I had to buy two bags of pellets and 4.9 AAU each I just add those both.

Thanks for the help brother

Deacnbleu · Answer

Being a darker beer like a porter or almost a stout recipe, the hop

will be a little low but not too low. This should give you a real nic malty flavour. Experiment with the hops later on in your brewing Personall, I like a malty ale with a low IBU around 20 or so

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D. Andrew Stevens · Answer

Well, I did a PM on the grains and my converstion rate was pretty low...I did not take a gravity reading after I rinsed the grains but after the boil the S.G. was 1.038. Cooled it down and pitched in the yeast. The next day came back from a TSO concert and airlock was going crazy. Seemed fermentation was pretty much complete in three days. Do to the holidays I racked it to the secondary on day eight gravity was down to 1.011, tasted pretty malty should be a nice brew. I guess let it sit in the secondary for two weeks? If this is right then on day 11 I will mix up some knox and throw in to help it clear before I bottle.

Thanks all Drew from Kalamazoo

Could use some help on first brew

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