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#166494 - 04/10/10 04:43 PM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: D Rock]
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I'm new to MrBeerfans.com, I have 2 kits which I have made with their original pale ale, one I added clover honey to & the other Brown Cane Sugar.
I want to continue using my kit to make other beers, but want to make it from my own ingredients instead of using the pre-mixed cans, but do not know how much or what exactly to put into my wort.
I like almost every beer I have tried with exception to cheap lagers (which give me a bad headache).
Please help me with some recipies, I just cracked open the 1st bottle of the second batch, so I fear I will be out of beer before the next batch is finished.


Edited by D Rock (04/10/10 10:11 PM)
Edit Reason: Sorry, I changed the color. It was a blank screen using the Dark Forum Skin...

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#166503 - 04/10/10 06:13 PM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: MissJB]
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You're own ingredients? Do you mean LME (Liquid Malt Extract) from the LHBS (Local Home Brew Store)? It's easy to add fermentables like honey and brown sugar but you need barley malt in some form in order to actually make beer. Unless you go AG (All Grain) and make your own extract it wouldn't be your own ingredients. Maybe you could be a little more specific. Sorry, just trying to understand.
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#166515 - 04/10/10 08:24 PM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: MissJB]
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Originally Posted By: MissJB
I want to continue using my kit to make other beers, but want to make it from my own ingredients instead of using the pre-mixed cans, but do not know how much or what exactly to put into my wort.

Poke around in the Extract Recipe section of MrBFans where you'll find plenty-o-ideas.

Is there a commercially-made beer you like?
That would be a good starting point.
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#166526 - 04/10/10 09:43 PM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: MissJB]
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Do you have a LHBS nearby?

Adding 1 lb. DME (dry malt extract) or 1.1-1.3 lbs LME (liquid malt extract) instead of the Mr. Beer booster is a great first step to take in improving Mr. Beer's basic recipes.

Or, as Herb said, there's a lot of great ideas available in the extract recipes section. Many may involve steeping grains, but if that's not a step you're ready to take, you can make some good recipes with just extract (DME or LME), hops and yeast pretty easily.

Give us some more ideas as to what type of beers you particularly like, and we may be able to give you some more ideas for recipes. smile
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#166529 - 04/10/10 10:17 PM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: Herb Meowing]
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Originally Posted By: Herb Meowing
Originally Posted By: MissJB
I want to continue using my kit to make other beers, but want to make it from my own ingredients instead of using the pre-mixed cans, but do not know how much or what exactly to put into my wort.

Poke around in the Extract Recipe section of MrBFans where you'll find plenty-o-ideas.

Is there a commercially-made beer you like?
That would be a good starting point.
Give us a style and I am sure you will get plenty of suggestions. I am sure that you know that our LHBS is Stomp Them Grapes. They sell Briess extract in bulk for $2.59/lb. That would be yer start.

Is it safe to assume that you are the young lady that I met at BB&B buying your starter kit?

Oh and sorry, I edited your original post as it used black type and using the Dark Skin for the forums made it look like a blank post.

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#175140 - 06/20/10 04:12 PM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: D Rock]
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hey guys im kinda in the same boat. i wanna get a little more experimental before i invest in a start from scratch system. my favorite store bought beer is blue moon but i enjoy beer in general with the exception of Milwaukee best and guiness. what can i do to take it to the next level. ive never used liguid yeast or any recipes other than the basic hme with booster. any suggestions?

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#175144 - 06/20/10 04:33 PM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: rob_101]
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If you like Blue Moon, an easy way to get something similar is to make Mr. Beer's Witty Monk recipe, but use half a pack of Fermentis Safbrew T-58 yeast (ferment it at 68-70*--fermentation temps, not ambient). I think you'd be really pleased with the results.
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#176211 - 06/29/10 07:22 AM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: rob_101]
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I created two Blue Moon type recipes using the basic Mr. Beer ingredients plus a few additional readily available adjuncts.

My daughter is a big fan of both Blue Moon and the now defunct Sam Adams White Ale, she liked both samples we tried at bottling time. I brewed the recipes at the beginning of May and I just moved a few bottles into the fridge last night. They should be nice and cold when we try them later today, look for my updates.

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#201307 - 11/22/10 11:28 PM Re: Sharing Recipes... [Re: Herb Meowing]
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I found my recipes on BeerTools, converted them to 2 gallon batch size, and recreated them @ Brewmasterswarehouse ...works pretty good.

(*For now I'm going with Bishop's Two-gallon Keghouse, aka BTK Brewing... let me know what you think of my recipes!)
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