Time to brew another beer. I've had a few house guests recently and for the first time in awhile have only one keg of beer in the refrigerator (the beligan thingy I did awhile back.) The Weizen should find it's way to a keg soon.

Still, it's time to brew another, and I don't know what to make. I have a big bag of maris otter which suggests a british style beer or an american interpretation thereof. I think I prefer an american version thereof as I find a nice american hop profile quite summery. An alternative is to go with platinum ale: pilsne reciper, substitute ale yeast. If I were to do an american interpretation of english ale, I would consider going the following: amber ale, IPA, light-colored american pale ale. Here're sketches of each recipe:
Amber 9lbs. maris otter, .5 lb. carapils, .75 lb. 80L crystal, 3 oz. special B--mashed at 151 for 90 minutes; Willamette first wort hopped and aroma hopped, bittered with cascade to about 35 IBU. With california ale yeast.
IPA 12 lbs. maris otter, 1 lb. brit. 10-20L crystal, .5 lb. wheat malt (head retention)--mashed at 148 for 90 minutes; chinook and cascade to bitter, with amarillo and cascade all the way through for flavor and aroma, 70 IBU or so. With cali ale yeast.
Pale Pale Ale 9.5 lbs. maris otter, .75 lb. 10-20L crystal, .25 lb. each wheat malt and carapils--mashed at 151 for 75 minutes; ahtanum and willamette hops, or some cascade.
Those are the ideas I have. I'll probably decide what to do tomorrow.