Saturday, April 11, 2009

Chemistry in the Home

It was the start of the term again and so that meant it was time to try and squeeze in a batch of beer before things got crazy. I'd gone back to reading Charlie Papazian and was all fired up to create our own recipe. The thought was to go with something that wasn't overly complex, so we've created what we are going to call "PintHead Red". The recipe includes: roasted barley, light malt extract, Willamette and Fuggles hops, and British Ale yeast.

OG: 1.042
IBU: 30.7

It came out a nice coppery, red color and is happily bubbling away as I type. In another couple of weeks we should be popping the cap on our first original brew... stay tuned for exciting taste test results.

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