For my next beer adventure, I am going all-extract this time. Not going to use any kits but just extract and hops for my recipe. For the last 2 batches, I used beer kits which are actually boiled extract with hops already added in. Now, I will have to do a complete boil, get the hot break and add the hops myself. The timing for the hops is very important, so I guess I will need more discipline than doing with the beer kit recipe.

Nope, I am not an expert in beer brewing. Heck, I don’t even consider myself a brewer at all, it’s a learning process. After my first failed beer brewing experience, which I have learned a lot, my next batch seems to be going on okay. I am just waiting to bottle it now, maybe this saturday night. For the taste, it seems a bit light and dry, but it will probably get better if I age it for a while. After the bottling, I will reuse some of the old yeast for my next batch, which is the all-extract brew. I am hoping that my brewing skills will improve after doing all these different batches. But it will probably take a few years before I can really call myself a “beer brewer”.

The next batch will be another Pale Ale, which I hope would not be very bitter. Maybe like a session beer, which everyone can enjoy. Nothing too strong either. And I always like golden coloured beer. Looks so damn refreshing, don’t you think so? This will be the next recipe:

Skinny Man’s Beer -

1. 2kg of light Dry Malt Extract
2. 500g of Rice Maltose (for a little more alcohol)
3. 1 tablespoon of Irish Moss
4. 50g of Malto-dextrin (for some foamy goodness)
5. 1/2oz of Super Alpha Bittering Hops for 30mins (for bittering)
6. 1 oz of Cascade Hops for 15 mins (for flavour)
7. 1/2oz of Cascade Hops for 5 mins (for aroma)
8. Some bread yeast in boil as yeast nutrients
9. Nottingham Yeast (reused from my previous batch)

Any comments on the recipe? Well, I am going ahead and doing it this saturday. Can’t wait!

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