Damnation Ale

Okay so first brew was not really that good. Very mild on the taste side and very low on IBU's.

So for brew #2 I have a starting gavity of 1063 and around 109 IBUs (according to brew software). I'm hoping for something far richer in flavour. To try and enhance flavour I started with a couple of pounds of steeped crushed grains (2 row pale & Caramel Crystal). Hop wise I have 2 ounces of leafy Magnum, with 2.5 ounces of centennial, with another 1.75 ounces of centennial for dry hopping. We'll see what happens

Steeping Grains

Finished Wort chilling in ice bath

Complete

It's finally complete, bottle cap popped with a decent escape of gas , lots of bubbles, also poured very clear,. Tastes not bad for my first attempt. I wouldn't pay big money for it, but it does taste like a standard amber ale. Got a slight buzz after a few minutes, so there's alcohol in it, will use the hydrometer on the next bottle to try and calculate the alcohol content.

Also left pretty decent lacing another good sign. Overall I'm happy, my first attempt is not a failure. I got some things wrong in the initial brewing, fortunately I got away with them and have 5 Gallons of not bad beer.

This was essentially from a kit (with a swap of hops), next time will try a recipe using half extract, half specialty grains. Don't yet have access to big enough brew kettle to do a full mash, but it will happen,