Just finished the brew and plan to inoculate with WLP833. As others have mentioned this is a pretty simple recipe and easy brew. I have knocked off two stars due to expectations set with posted OG. After reviewing the grain bill I was skeptical that 1.045 could be achieved with 6.5 lbs of 6-row malt and 1.5 lbs of Maize. With my system I average around 85% mash efficiency, so i am generally a little over expected OGs. With this brew I hit 88% for an OG of 1.040 which is 5 points under. Had the advertised OG been more accurate then I wouldn't have a problem, it was just not what I was expecting when I purchased the kit. One other thing i am not a fan of is when all grains are shipped mixed together in one bag. I prefer to steep my dark grains so they don't affect the pH of my mash, in order to do this they need to be in a separate bag. At any rate, looking forward to the finished product! I may update the post and add a star back if it turns out as I hope.
