Next brew suggestions?

[Stevodevo]

Hi all,

 

Just after some suggestions for my next brew. First was Coopers Lager. I've currently got a Fruit Salad Ale in the fermenter and debating what to do after that. Originally I was considering attempting something slightly more adventurous with steeped grains along the lines of the recipes for White Rabbit Dark Ale found here (http://www.coopers.com.au/the-brewers-guild/talk-brewing?g=posts&t=4027) , but now I'm back to taking baby steps and need suggestions for a simple kit beer in the "style" of WRDA. Probably after that I'll start trying my hand at grains.

 

I'm not after a clone, but more or less just something that is a bit different and preferably a dark beer. I've only just really started enjoying beer (I usually prefer cider) and some examples of commercial beers I like are White Rabbit Dark Ale, James Squire One Fifty Lashes, Little Creatures Pale Ale.

 

Thanks

[Nick]

browse the "how to brew", good discriptions and instructions and all tried and tested. Give the Irish Ale a go if you like a flavoursome and satisfying beer. there is so much choice that i bought a second FV so that i can get through them all quicker. a few things i do to get good a head is, 1. Always pour into a perfectly clean glass that has been stored in the freezer. i have at least 6 all the time. 2. put slightly more sugar or dex in the bottles as a primer. a level teaspoon is recommended, but mine are always slightly heaped and i,ve never had an issue with bottlebombs. 3. leave to condition for at least a month, 3 weeks at room temp and 1 week in fridge. this is real bloody hard, but patience will pay dividends.

Good brewing[joyful]

[Guest]

Hiya Stevo.

 

One of our forum regulars (AdamH) has a very nice Little Creatures Pale Ale variant recipe that you can find HERE.

 

BrendanS8 also has a super recipe over in a thread I started a month or so ago. Just scroll down a little bit to his first post to view the recipe.

 

BrendanS8's recipe is next to brew on my hit list. You can find it HERE.

 

A number of the guys posted some of their favourite recipes in that thread, & (as I promised), I plan to start working through all of them.

 

Give em a go! [biggrin]

 

Beer.

[Otto Von Blotto]

You could try the SMOTY Ale recipe from the How to Brew section. It's simple as to make. Chuck in a tin of OS Dark Ale, a tin of Coopers Pale Ale, both kit yeasts. I'm not sure if there's any added hops or extra malt, so best to check the page. But I made that one earlier in the year and it was a top drop!

[Nick]

You could try the SMOTY Ale recipe from the How to Brew section. It's simple as to make. Chuck in a tin of OS Dark Ale' date=' a tin of Coopers Pale Ale, both kit yeasts. I'm not sure if there's any added hops or extra malt, so best to check the page. But I made that one earlier in the year and it was a top drop! [/quote']

Cheers kelsey, you just solved my what next dilemma. after the lawnmower and Irish, SMOTY it will be. it looks delicious, what does it compare with?

[Otto Von Blotto]

To be honest, I have absolutely no idea[lol] I suppose something along the lines of Tooheys Old but with a lot more flavour.

I hadn't really tried any dark ales until I started brewing again and wanted to experiment and try different types of beer, so a lot of them I've tried for the first time have been my own brews.

[*****]

.... James Squire One Fifty Lashes' date=' Little Creatures Pale Ale..[/quote']

Hey Steve

I'm going to give TonyW's Morningtown Pale Ale a plug. It is simple and [love] . It isn't a clone but it is close in style. A few simple changes will up the ABV if that's what you are after[innocent] .

 

Morning Town Pale Ale - by TonyW