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You can make wort from grains, but it's a major undertaking and probably something that you don't want to try for your first brew. Or you can buy malt extract, which is basically condensed wort. Brewing from grains is called -- predictably -- all-grain brewing. Brewing from extract is called extract brewing. (I told you this was simple.) A lot of folks try to combine the convenience of extract brewing with the flavor of grain brewing by making a wort out of extract and grain.

And that's what I did. I tried to mimic Bass Ale, one of my favorite British beers. I found two recipes online that claim to mimic Bass, but didn't care for either of them. So I made up my own. Follow this recipe, or choose a recipe from one of the web resources (pick either an extract or a small mash recipe) and follow the same steps:

Bass Ale, more or less

• 5 pounds bronze Tru-Malt extract syrup. If you can't find Tru-Malt, you can substitute a golden or pale syrup, preferably a British Pale.
• 1 pound crystal malt (Lovibond 40).
• 1 pound dark brown sugar
• 1 ounce Northern Brewer hops (or any other hops with an alpha between 7 and 9% alpha)
• 1 ounce Fuggles hops (or any other hops with an alpha between 3 and 5% alpha)
• Wyeast #1028 (London Ale) (If you can't get the Wyeast London, try their British Ale or their Irish Ale. If your brewstore doesn't sell Wyeast, or if you're hoping to save some money, try one of the better dry yeasts: EDME, M&F; or Whitbread.)
• 1/4 lb corn sugar for bottling