Palmer Developing

Chapter 20 - Experiment! 20.5 Developing Your Own Recipes Recipe design is easy and can be a lot of fun. Pull together the information on yeast strains, hops, and malts, and start defining the kinds of tastes and character you are looking for in a beer. Then choose a style that is close to your dream beer and decide what you would like to change about it. To help get your creative juices flowing, here is a rough approximation of the recipes for the common ale styles: Pale Ale - base malt plus a half pound of caramel malt, Amber Ale - pale ale plus a half pound of dark caramel malt, Brown Ale - pale ale plus a half pound of chocolate malt Porter - amber ale plus a half pound of chocolate malt, Stout - porter plus a half pound of roast barley. Yes, those recipes are pretty crude, but I want you to realize how little effort it takes to produce a different beer. When adding a new ...