Homebrew Recipes

The following homebrew recipes can be faithfully reproduced in your own home with little experience. They are all adjusted to make a standard 5 gallon batch of homebrew. Just brew the beer according to the instructions on the Homebrewing Instructions page.

Ale Recipes

All of these recipes are just general guidelines. Feel free to modify and add to the recipes to create your own personal homebrews.

HBU's = % Alpha Acid x # of ounces

Barley Wine

10-12 pounds light malt extract
4-4.5 ounces Eroica, Galena or Chinook bittering hops (50-60 HBU)
1 ounce Cascade finishing hops
1 ounce Willamette finishing hops
Wyeast #1056 or #1728

English Bitter

5 pounds amber malt extract
1.5-2 ounces Cascade, Fuggles, Kent Goldings, or Willamette bittering hops (7.5-10 HBU)
.5 ounce Cascade, Fuggles, Kent Goldings, or Willamette finishing hops
Wyeast #1968 or #1084

Pale Ale (India)

6-7 pounds amber malt extract
1 pound crystal malt specialty grain
1/2 pound Cara-Pils mild toasted malt specialty grain
3-4 ounces Cascade, Fuggles or Kent Goldings bittering hops (10-20 HBU)
1 ounce Cascade finishing hops
Wyeast #1056 or #2112

Scottish Ale (70 Shilling)

5 pounds light malt extract
1 pound crystal malt specialty grain
.25 pound Cara-Pils mild toasted malt specialty grain
1.5 ounces Cascade, Fuggles, Kent Goldings or Willamette bittering hops (6-8 HBU)
Wyeast #1318 or #1084

Belgian Strong Ale

8-9 pounds amber malt extract
1 pound Cara-Pils Munich malt specialty grain
2 ounces Fuggles or Golding or Willamette bittering hops (10-15 HBU)
.5 ounce Tettnanger or Saaz finishing hops
Wyeast #1214 or #3944

Porter

7-8 pounds amber malt extract
.5 pound chocolate malt specialty grain
2.5-3 ounces Cascade or Fuggles bittering hops (12-16 HBU)
.5 ounce Tettnanger finishing hops
Wyeast #1084 or #1028

Imperial Stout

10-11 pounds amber malt extract
.5 pound chocolate malt specialty grain
.5 pound Roasted Barley malt specialty grain
4-6 ounces Northern Brewer bittering hops (40-45 HBU)
1.5 ounces Cascade or Willamette finishing hops
Wyeast #1056 or #1728

Lager Recipes

American Lager

4-5 pounds light malt extract
1 ounce Cascade or Willamette bittering hops (4-6 HBU)
.5 ounces Cascade finishing hops
Wyeast #2035 or #2007

Pilsner

6-7 pounds light malt extract
.25 pound crystal malt specialty grain
.5 pound Cara-Pils mild malt specialty grain
2.5 ounces Saaz bittering hops (10-13 HBU)
.75 ounce Saaz finishing hops
Wyeast #2124 or #2007

Bock

5-6 pounds amber malt extract
.5 pound crystal malt specialty grain
.25 pound black patent malt specialty grain
.25 pound Cara-Pils Munich malt specialty grain
1-1.5 ounces Hallertauer, Saaz, or Tettnanger bittering hops (4-6 HBU)
.5 ounces Hallertauer or Tettnanger finishing hops
Wyeast #2124 or #2278

Octoberfest (Märzen)

6-7 pounds amber malt extract
.5 pound crystal malt specialty grain
.25 pound chocolate malt specialty grain
.5 pound Cara-Pils Munich malt specialty grain
1.5-2 ounces Hallertauer, Saaz, or Tettnanger bittering hops (5-9 HBU)
.5 ounce Hallertauer, Saaz, or Tettnanger finishing hops
Wyeast #2206 or #2278

Helles

6-7 pounds light malt extract
1-1.5 ounces Hallertauer, Saaz, or Tettnanger bittering hops (4-6 HBU)
.25 ounces Hallertauer or Tettnanger finishing hops
Wyeast #2308 or #2206

Dunkel

6-7 pounds amber malt extract
.5 pound roasted malt specialty grain
1-1.5 ounces Hallertauer, Saaz, or Tettnanger bittering hops (4-6 HBU)
.25 ounces Hallertauer or Tettnanger finishing hops
Wyeast #2308 or #2206

Again, feel free to modify and add to these recipes to create your own personal homebrews and impress your friends!

One Last Thing

What? Not enough for you. These recipes will get you started, but when you really need a selection to choose from, try this instantly downloadable book of 641 Homebrew Recipes. That should keep you busy for a while!

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