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Had a taste of this today, after just 2 weeks, and bloody nice - good head and carbonation and nice bitterness. Will now age so it realises its potential.

About to put down the following (largely based on Dr Smurto's golden ale recipe). This will be my second all extract attempt.

Batch Size: 23 ltrs
Boil Size: 10 ltrs
Expected OG: 1.056
IBU: 30.4
EBC: 16.2

2.5 kg Light Dry Malt Extract
1.0 kg Dry Wheat Malt Extract
0.250 kg Light Crystal (will steep ...

Excellent! Thanks Warra, much appreciated.

Hi all,

I'm looking to do my second all extract, and I would like to put down a James Squire Amber Ale clone. I've had look within this forum and I can only find kits + bits. I also had a look at the AHB recipe database, but I must be doing something wrong as I could not locate it. I've got the ...

Hi Carlos, congrats on taking the step that will inevitably cause you much greif in the future, good beer unfortunately takes work!

Warra is right that the wheat malt should be added, best case scenario it does nothing, worst case it extracts starch and head destroying proteins.

If the reason for ...

Ahh you will find it easy, just like cooking and following a recipe.

Are you doing a full boil or late extract addition? Are the hop amounts right for the boil volume and SG of your boil for the best hop utilisation?

Sorry, yes this is late extract addition. I reviewed the "parital boil/extract ...

That looks interesting.
Looks like an Extra Special Bitter recipe, but with an American yeast.
Should keep it clean and allow the hops to shine.

The wheat malt will need to be mashed, if it just standard wheat malt.

Yes, its one of their Bitter recipes. The brew shop guy provided me with all ...

Hi all,

I'm about to put down my first all extract on the weekend, thanks to a recipe from the good folk at Grain and Grape. Before this I'd only done K&K since getting a Coopers' kit for Xmas last year.

Anyway here's what I'm putting down:

3.5 kg LDME
200 g Crystal Malt, 80 g Wheat Malt, 20 g ...

I did a cider nearly 2 months ago and its turned out pretty good and its popular with friends already.

I used

Black rock kit
Brewcraft brew booster pack #15
250 grms lactose
3 litres apple juice
1 litre pear juice
kit yeast.


First time post, so be gentle! :D

Hi there, I'm also going to try ...