Doive
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Tried my first brew last night from scratch, having only made kits before. Used a fairly simple recipe from a book I was given for birthday, but scaled back a bit to make 8 litres instead of 20, as I don't yet have a brew pot large enough to allow it.
Recipe was something like:
400g flaked oatmeal
200g black malt
200g crystal malt
600g dark extract
600g amber extract
28g Northdown hops
8g Fuggles hops
Ended up with a lovely dark wort, quite hoppy and bitter, smelled amazing. Sparged out to make 8 litres as per recipe. OG of only 1.032, which is a bit less than hoped for. In two demijohns with ale yeast, and bubbling away nicely. Book recommends bottling and leaving for three months, so should be ready for Christmas :)
Recipe was something like:
400g flaked oatmeal
200g black malt
200g crystal malt
600g dark extract
600g amber extract
28g Northdown hops
8g Fuggles hops
Ended up with a lovely dark wort, quite hoppy and bitter, smelled amazing. Sparged out to make 8 litres as per recipe. OG of only 1.032, which is a bit less than hoped for. In two demijohns with ale yeast, and bubbling away nicely. Book recommends bottling and leaving for three months, so should be ready for Christmas :)
