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Thanks in advanced for any and all help anyone is willing to provide.
The following is my plan for my first batch ever, yes I've not even done an extract brew before, so I'm trying to keep it as simple as I can, but hopefully it will result in something decent.
I've attached my BIABacus file for review, but the basic plan involves:
1 Gallon Batch
2 lbs of Great Western 2-row
1 oz of Cascade Hops
90 min mash (heat on stove top, rest in oven, mash out on stove top, then pull the bag, add heat...
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I really went on the SMaSH thing with the 4 base malts I wanted to try, so I've not taken a second run at anything yet. I've sort of taken the summer off from brewing, cause I'm working on the stove and we have no AC.... it's too hot!
After having samples of my first 5 beers, the #1 batch (subject of this thread) was far and away everyone's favorite. I'm sure it had something to do with picking the most popular base malt and a tried and true NW hop as a first go.
The SMaSH experiments were...
