Extract #1 - Way to Amarillo IPA

[simonb_13]

Well just did my first extract last night and all went well. One thing I'd change would be to put my bottled water in the fridge so that the cooling would have been quicker.

Anyway, it's Way to Amarillo IPA taken from Brew UK

http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/index.php/Recipes-american-ipa

With the addition of steeped specialty grains (thanks Halite):

200g Crystal Malt 60
150g Carapils

Pictures are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/65669309@N00/sets/72157624162548693/

I made it up to 23 litres but, I guess because of the extra grains, the OG still came out at 1050.

Amarillo hops smelt amazing and I hope that will come through in the final beer.

Now in the FV and there's plenty of action. It's a bit darker the I wanted but that's all part of the fun!

I will bottle it in 2 weeks time and then condition for 4 weeks (yeah, right!).

Bought one of the Jam boilers from Lidls yesterday so maybe I'll use that next time. Um, but then I'd have to cool a lot more liquid and that means getting a wort chiller. But if I get one of those then I may as well get a mash tun and a .... hang on. Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

Cheers

 

[grapefruitmoon]

Nice one Simon, Way To Amarillo IPA was my first extract brew too, and everyone that tried it loved it. The hops smell amazing! Let us know how it goes with the added grains.

I also got one of the Lidl boilers...and ordered a mash tun too...didn't take long to go to the dark side!

 

[simonb_13]

Just discovered that my fermentation bucket will fit in the freezer part of my beer fridge/freezer in the garage. Result! Crash cooling may now be a possibility without a wort chiller. Phew!

I'm still not going to underestimate the power of the Darkside.