Who makes their own beer?
 

I'm gunna get a kit and start making my own home brew. For anyone else who has done it, what's your favorite recipe? I'm thinking of going with a Belgian white ale first run..

Lager Louts
 

Are you a lager lout

I was a professional brewer for a few years, and even pulled in a couple GABF medals (one gold, one silver).

My first recipe was an American Pale... and still probably my favorite style - although I do like a good English Mild that you can sit around and drink all day. I found a pale was easy because it's so straight-forward.

Belgian Wit's one of my personal favorite styles and has its good points and bad points. On the positive side, it is a rather forgiving recipe if you don't _nail_ it, as, unless it's way off, you can attribute any bacterial taste to it being a "Belgian." (so for that reason, it's probably a bit easier for a first attempt than another yeast-in-suspension beer like a Bavarian Hefeweizen). The bad part is that a Beligan Wit is a rather complicated beer to brew, so don't be too upset with yourself if it doesn't get that Hoegaarden taste you're probably going for. The mash might also stick (always a pain) as there's a lot of wheat typically in Wits, and if your grain bed compacts too much, it can turn your sparging mash into a substance similar to wet concrete 9thought not nearly as bad as, say Rye beers would). Using corriander and orange peel in the boil, I imagine?