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Thanks for that link. I'll give it a thorough read. It's the adjuncts that are hard to get your head around initially, I think. Cheers James

Hi- thanks for the reply. I don't want to change the recipe, I'm just trying to understand what effect the small adjuncts have. So if dextrose adds to the alcohol level, what effect do the caramalt and wheat malt do? Is it to add certain aspects to the flavour? Cheers. James

Hi- still in my brewing infancy & want to give this recipe a try. The only thing I'm wondering about is the caramalt, dextrose & wheat malt additions in the grain bill. What are these for and what difference do they make to just using purely MO, for example. Thanks James

Thanks for the replies guys. Matt- thanks for the link to the AG thread- that will prove very interesting reading. Re. the hops- I did dry them out properly on some home-made mesh screens. I'm not really after specific levels of bitterness etc.. As I said, it's early days for me & I'll be...

Hi- it's still very early days for me with brewing so I'd very much appreciate some help & advice. I want to brew a simple IPA using Cascade hops that I grew on my allotment. They are currently in the freezer. ATM I want to keep brew days simple and straight-forward until I've got more...