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[orudis]

If a person had only a few hours to brew on Teach a Friend day, what would be the best style to make an extract-only or partial mash beer? Just looking for ideas. I'm thinking nothing too pale, so no pilsners or BSGAs. Perhaps an IPA or american pale ale?

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

If a person had only a few hours to brew on Teach a Friend day, what would be the best style to make an extract-only or partial mash beer? Just looking for ideas. I'm thinking nothing too pale, so no pilsners or BSGAs. Perhaps an IPA or american pale ale?

I'd think an APA would be good. I also made an extract ESB that I really liked. The extract was made with maris otter which really made it true to style.Also - I'd do an extract batch with steeping grains. You get some sense of specialty grains and it's not much more complicated than doing a pure extract batch.

[Big Nake]

I agree... pale ale w/steeping grains. Maybe use some LME and DME so he can see the difference. When you drop in the grain bag and he sees the water go from clear to "beer-colored", he'll be hooked. I know I was.

[drewseslu]

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[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I agree... pale ale w/steeping grains. Maybe use some LME and DME so he can see the difference. When you drop in the grain bag and he sees the water go from clear to "beer-colored", he'll be hooked. I know I was.

Ken is right on here - I took this pic when I was making my first extract batch (an Amber):

[Big Nake]

Ken is right on here - I took this pic when I was making my first extract batch (an Amber):

Yeah, I know that's just amber-colored water, but that's a thing of beauty right there. One of the local homebrewers who works at our LHBS likes to say, "I'm just happy when the water turns pretty colors!". It's always fun to show someone new how to brew... have fun with it Orudis.

[nbbeerguy]

4.35 Pale Malt extract0.6 Lbs Amber Malt extract Not sure if this is a good substitute for C60 or not)0.45 Lbs Wheat Malt extract1 Oz Mt Hood @ 60 Min US - 05Took Kens MlPA Grains X 0.6 = Dry Extract

Edited by nbbeerguy, 30 October 2009 - 11:46 AM.

[Jimmy James]

I brewed extract with steeping grains for over 10 years and have a lot of those recipes kicking around. My favorites were always the American style ales, with a base of pale LME (as fresh as possible) and a healthy dose of steeping grains. Some boiling, flavor and aroma hops and ferment with WLP001. For IPA I did this:9 lbs LME3/4 lb Crystal 20L1/4 lb Crystal 40L1/4 lb Toasted Malt1/2 lb carapils2 oz Cascade 60 min1 oz Simcoe 30 min1 oz Simcoe 2 min2 oz Centennial dry hopsWLP001

[japh]

I have a very simple American Bitter in the recipe section here. Tasty, simple, and a quick turn around.

[3rd party JKor]

I got some extract to brew a British Mild. Seems like it would be a pretty good extract brew.

[dondewey]

I'd have to say stout because you can get a lot of flavor out of the specialty grains. They also tend to hide any fermentation issues a little bit better.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I'd have to say stout because you can get a lot of flavor out of the specialty grains. They also tend to hide any fermentation issues a little bit better.

while I like a good stout I'd prefer to start someone in the middle of the road in as many ways as possible (color, maltiness, bitterness, hop flavor/aroma). I just think it would be a good starting point. Now if the guy just loves stouts then I guess why not start with one

[orudis]

while I like a good stout I'd prefer to start someone in the middle of the road in as many ways as possible (color, maltiness, bitterness, hop flavor/aroma). I just think it would be a good starting point. Now if the guy just loves stouts then I guess why not start with one

I should clarify, the beer is for me, just going to brew it at our local AHA Teach a Friend to Homebrew event. Due to events beyond my control I can only spare a few hours, hence the last minute switch to extract. Had I not already milled the grains for the dry stout I'm going to brew tomorrow, that would be a good style for sure. As it is, I think I'm going to do a chinook APA.

[Pseudolus]

Hefe. Dead simple: wheat dme, a little bit of noble hops at 60 minutes, the right yeast, and you've got a fine example of the style.edit to add: Be sure to add the majority of the extract late in the boil or at flameout. This keeps the color nice and light, helps with hop utilization (not a big deal for this beer), and avoids some of the not-so-nice flavors that make you say "extract beer, innit?".

[zymot]

Make a Pale Ale. Tell them you are going to make something like a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.Steeping grains, LME, DME, bittering hops, flavor hop additions, and aroma hops additions.Boiling the wort, cooling the wort, pitching the yeast. They will learn the whole process.zymot