In posting these recipes, they are nearly bare bones...I will list the ingredients, and basic methods in the brew process...IE...length of boil, fermentation, and so on. With that I assume you(the reader) are at least familiar with how the brewing process works:

This is my very first official brew. I tried with varying success a few times before(solo) to no avail. I got in together with a beer buddy of mine that has been brewing for awhile and came up with an idea, and went at it. What we came up with was a Big Dry Citra-hopped Imperial Red Ale:

Brewer(s): BeerCruiser & Platypotamus

Amount________________Name_____________________Type_______________%IBU

12 lbs_________Pale Malt,Maris Otter(3.0 SRM)_________Grain________________64.5

4 lbs__________Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)________________Grain________________21.5

10.6 oz________Carared (20.0 SRM)__________________Grain________________3.6

4.0 oz_________Caramel/Crystal (120.0 SRM)___________Grain________________1.3

3.0 oz_________Roasted Barley (380.0 SRM)____________Grain________________1.0

Amount________________Name_____________________Type_______________%IBU

1.0 oz________Warrior (16.70%) - Boil 60min___________Hop________________58.2

0.5 oz________Chinook (11.0%) - Boil 60min____________Hop________________19.2

1.0 oz________Cascade ( 6.2%) - Boil 20min____________Hop_________________7.3

1.5 lbs_______Sugar(Table)(1.0 SRM)- Boil 15min________Grain________________8.1

1.0 oz________Cascade ( 6.2%) - Boil 10min____________Hop_________________4.3

1.0 oz________Citra (13.4%) - Boil 10min_______________Hop_________________9.3

2.0 oz________Citra (13.4%) - Boil omin________________Hop_________________0.0

Ringwood Ale Yeast(W-Yeast Labs #1187)

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Finished Amount Brewed:______5.5 Gallons

Water Treatment:_____________None

Liquid Yeast Starter:__________W-Yeast Ringwood Ale Strain

Yeast Nutrients:______________W-Yeast Beer nutrient - 1/2 tsp

Non-natural Carbonation:_______N/A

Boil Time:___________________60 Minutes

Original Gravity:______________1.077

Final Gravity:________________1.005

Fermenting Vessel:____________Plastic Bucket

Length of Fermentation:________23 days 66F-68F for 3 days, up to 73F at day 5

Dry Hopped:________________18 Days in with Citra Hops

Bottled:____________________September 1, 2011

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With the holidays around we wanted to brew a beer that would fit the season, so we came up with smokey porter and to make it a thanksgiving/Christmas brew we added a heaping helping of Cranberries. What turned out was a smoked-sour in essence. Again, it turned out pretty good:

Brewer(s): BeerCruiser & Platypotamus

Amount________________Name_____________________Type_______________%IBU

8.8 lbs________Pale Malt,Maris Otter(3.0 SRM)__________Grain_______________47.8

5.8 lbs________Smoked Malt (2.0 SRM)________________Grain_______________28.4

1 lbs__________Caramel/Crystal 40L (40.0 SRM)_________Grain_______________5.6

1 lbs__________Caramel/Crystal 90L (90.0 SRM)_________Grain_______________5.6

1 lbs__________Munich Malt (9.0 SRM)_________________Grain_______________5.0

12.0 oz________Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM)_____________Grain_______________4.2

8.0 oz_________Black Malt (500.0 SRM)_________________Grain_______________2.8

Amount________________Name_____________________Type_______________%IBU

1.6 oz________E. Kent Goldings (5.0%) - Boil 60min_______Hop________________30.3

0.8 oz________Willamette (4.9%) - Boil 30min____________Hop________________7.6

0.8 oz________Willamette (4.9%) - Boil 15min____________Hop________________4.0

0.4 oz________Willamette (4.9) - Boil 0min_______________Hop________________0.0

0.4 oz________E. Kent Goldings(5.0%) - Boil 0min_________Hop________________0.0

Brown Ale Yeast(W-Yeast Labs )

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Finished Amount Brewed:______6 Gallons

Water Treatment:_____________None

Liquid Yeast Starter:__________W-Yeast Pitched on a Brown Ale Cake of just bottled brew

Yeast Nutrients:______________W-Yeast Beer nutrient - 1/2 tsp

Non-natural Carbonation:_______N/A

Boil Time:___________________60 Minutes

Original Gravity:______________1.072

Final Gravity:________________1.020

Fermenting Vessel:____________Plastic Bucket

Length of Fermentation:________13 days in Primary with no Cranberries @ 68F, 21 days in Secondary with Cranberries @ 68F

Dry Hopped:_________________N/A

Bottled:_____________________December 1, 2011

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