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Since 90% of the beers in a supermarket are BMC, yes a simple homebrew will be better. Maybe I should have said "sold" in a supermarket. Yes, basic fementation chillers have been around forever. However the OPs question was is it a must to use the lower temps to get a decent tasting beer...

There is also the "My way is the right way" syndrome in which if someone doesn't follow the the latest greatest methods of homebrewing, the end product will inevitably be inferior. Well, that's probably true actually. However, that end product will often still be on par or better than 90% of...

I've only recently returned to homebrewing. I brewed a lot throughout the 90s, then stopped for a lot of reasons that in hindsight were stupid. So, after about a decade, I've just started back up this year. In my earlier brewing days, I never used any temp control whatsoever and consistently...

I'm in a similar situation. I live in Florida and always have to deal with warm household temperatues and no cellar. My house is at 77 most of the year (72 in the short winter), so I'm always fermenting at higher than desired temps. My beers are all pretty good. Not best of show, but good...

Howdy. I used to homebrew a ton in the 90s, but have been on a hiatus for almost a decade. Just started back up with a Robust Porter and a Cinnamon Honey Wheat just bottled and a pseudo Doppelbock in the primary. My wife told me to get back into it so I could show the process to a neighbor...