First brew ideas

[wader98]

So i've actually brewed up a one gallon batch (wheat beer) that at first tastes ok then has a nasty after taste. Not sure what went wrong but i'm looking to try a 3 gallon all grain batch. i have a 5 gallon round rubbermaid cooler that's been converted to a mash tun and a 20qt brew pot.

i'm looking at doing an stove top batch and what to try something fairly simple and found this :

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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount
7.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (55 min)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (35 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (20 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min)
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) (Hydrated)


Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes.


I was going to use beersmith to get my proper amounts (grain, water, hops, etc)


Anyone have any feeback or any other simple recipe i can follow? i would love to try a blueberry wheat beer but would rather try something little easier for first brew.

[jacinthebox]

Smash beers are simple and great...2row and your favorite hop.

What kind of beer styles do you enjoy?

For a 5gal apa I like 8lb 2row...2 lbs Vienna. .. 1/2lb crystal 15. Mash at 148f. I hop Mine between 25 ibu - 38 ibu. Adding most of my hops between 15min and flame out. Ferment with us05 at 18c. Then dry hop

[wader98]

was thinking smash is maybe the way to go....how does this look for a 3 gallon?


Smash
American Amber Ale
Type: All Grain Date: 08/07/2015
Batch Size (fermenter): 3.00 gal Brewer: Wader
Boil Size: 3.98 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Wade's Brewing
End of Boil Volume 3.38 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 2.60 gal Est Mash Efficiency 78.0 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 1 100.0 %
0.58 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 19.9 IBUs
0.88 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 3 10.8 IBUs
0.88 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 4 1.3 IBUs
0.6 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 5 -

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.053 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.7 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 32.0 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 10.3 SRM

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 6 lbs
Sparge Water: 2.82 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 8.50 qt of water at 163.5 F 150.0 F 75 min
Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 2.82 gal water at 168.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 2.04 oz Carbonation Used: Bottle with 2.04 oz Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 65.0 F

Notes

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[jacinthebox]

Looks good to me

[Keith]

I'd drink it

[wader98]

thanks guy.