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I need help with my first home brew beer?
I would like to attempt a beer similar to my favorite Guinness Extra Stout, but I've never brewed beer before.
I've made mead and hard cider. I have equipment.
Making a mash is new to me.
I just don't quite know how to read beer recipes, so if someone would break down this recipe it would be awesome.
Specific questions regarding the (60 min)/(10 min) next to the hops and Irish moss
Dry Irish Stout
5 Gallon Recipe (OG 1.059)
77% System Efficiency
29 Carbohydrates/16oz
266 Calories/16oz
5.8% ABV
7.9 pounds Beeson's Marris Otter
3 pounds Flaked Barley
1.2 pounds Roasted Barley
1 ounce Northern Brewer Hops (60 min)
1 ounce Kent Goldings Hops (60 min)
1 teaspoon Irish Moss (10 min)
1 Vial White Labs Irish Ale Yeast
.5 ounce Oak Chips in Secondary Fermenter
20cc 88% Lactic Acid at Bottling
Mash Schedule
153 degrees for 60 minutes
168 degrees for 10 minutes
Thanks
the minute markings next to ingredients is how long from the end of the boil you add them. Generally you boil your wort for 60 minutes.
So you would add 1oz of N.Brewer and 1oz. of Kent Goldings as soon as you come to a full boil. You would add Irish Moss (optional) at 10 minutes from the end of the boil, or 50 minutes into the boil.
It helps if you have a timer and can have multiple alarms on it to remind you of each increment.
You say you have equip for mead and cider, but do you have a mash tun? You will need one for doing an all grain batch of beer. Also double check your recipe to make sure that 7.9lb of Marris Otter is grain, not extract.
You can go to a homebrew store locally or buy your ingredients online. I prefer www.morebeer.com for online orders.
Once you find out about the marris Otter, you'll be good to go.
Since your Original Gravity is going to be 1.059, I would recommend either pitching 2 vials of yeast, or making a 1000mL starter the day before (www.MrMalty.com for info about starters)
If you are doing all grain batch, I you will need to heat your water in a separate container, Denny Conn suggests 1.25 quarts of water for every lb of grain. Now you can either add grain to water or add water to grain. There are opinions about both methods. Either way add slowly so you don't clump. Make sure to preheat your water higher then you need to account for the temp drop when the grains are added. Then sit and wait. Vorlof, drain, sparge and boil.
If you're doing an extract batch, heat water to around 165 or so and steep your specialty grains (Flaked Barley and Roasted Barley) for 30 - 60 minutes. Then drain and add water and extract and hops and boil.
Check out www.howtobrew.com for more info.
Once your wort has been boiled, let cool to pitching temperature (usually around 60-62 degrees F) and add yeast or starter. I would say to ferment at around 62-65 degrees F. Wait for your Terminal Gravity to get around 1.012 or so. Drink and enjoy.
there are also forums on www.thebrewingnetwork.com and www.morebeer.com that can be very helpful.
Happy Brewing!
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