So my brother just said...

Tsuyako · 03-06-2009, 03:39 AM

So my brother just said that 9/10 times home beer tastes like top ramen. Now I haven't made my first round yet but I'm pretty sure he's wrong. He also said that home beer needs to be served warm. I'm thinking that if both were true than there would be no point in makeing home brewed bear. Kinda took my wind out of my sails for a moment.

So I guess my question is, is he right or wrong?

BarleyWater · 03-06-2009, 03:41 AM

Tell your brother to shut up and go drink a Bud Light.

GregR · 03-06-2009, 03:42 AM

I've never made a beer that tastes like ramen and I have some homebrew sitting in the fridge right now.

I don't know where he got this information but it's wrong.

**Nurmey** · 03-06-2009, 03:43 AM

Stop listening to your brother! Forgive me for saying so but he is full of crap.

I don't know what he has drank but in my 5 years of home brewing, I've never made a batch that tasted like noodles. We place our beers in the fridge and drink ours chilled.

rsmith179 · 03-06-2009, 03:43 AM

I'm not sure where your brother is getting his information from, but homebrewed beer is just as good, if not better than commercial beer. You are making REAL beer, just like any other large brewery would make. Yes, there are some batches that may turn out horrible, but those can be avoided by using good recipes and proper, sterile techniques when brewing. Trust me, there's nothing more satisfying than sitting down with your buddies drinking beer you brewed.

Got Trub? · 03-06-2009, 03:43 AM

Badly made homebrew tastes um bad...

Well made homebrew tastes great and can be as good as well made craft or commercial beer. As for serving temperature that depends on the beer style. US beer drinkers tend to drink beer colder then it should be - unless you are drinking BMC light American lagers.

GT

woollybugger2 · 03-06-2009, 03:43 AM

I'm new to brewing -- three batches to date...

I'm thrilled with the taste of the first two, the third is still in the secondary, but the samples are promising!

I do however like them warm... I actually prefer the Belgian trippel at 68* over 50*

If you brew a style of ale that you like, I'm sure that you'll enjoy your Home Brew!

**GilaMinumBeer** · 03-06-2009, 03:44 AM

I am particularly fond of Macro Bear but, then again, I have never tried home brewing a bear.

Not sure I'd have a big enough pot for a full boil of brewed bear anyways.

As for beer, he is right according to his palate and likely the skilset of the brewer(s) of which beers he's tasted. But he is wrong to assert that all homebrew has that taste.

As for what temp to serve, that depends on preference. Yours and yours alone. Some beer I like cold, some warm, homebrew or commercial.

Tsuyako · 03-06-2009, 03:48 AM

I knew it, thanks so much all of you. Now I can go tell him to keep his mouth shut until my first comes out of the brewery.

pnj · 03-06-2009, 04:28 AM

I think there is a big misconception that homebeer is bad. At least that was the conception in the past. I know I've known a few people who have brewed and had disasters. either the beer was skunked or something so it tasted really really bad, or the carboy/bucket blew it's lid before the beer could be sampled.

I had a boss that got a kit for christmas or something and his beer wasn't that good. not worth doing again if it was going to come out the same way again.

When I told him I was brewing my first batch (ten years ago) and he made a comment about " good luck..won't taste good, not worth it.." I brought him in a couple of beers after they'd been in the bottle for a few weeks and he was VERY suprised. He didn't think homebrew could be that good. and that was my first batch.. (I just followed the directions and kept everything clean..)

Have fun proving your brother wrong.