noblebrewer
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This spring I started homebrewing with a canned kit and transitioned to partial mash kits before building my own partial mash recipes. The first recipe I built was for a robust porter but rather than being satisfied with a solidly built BJCP guidelined beer, I felt it necessary to add something to make it my own. I dryhopped for 10 days with unsweetened cocoa powder and ground chipotle I sanitized in bourbon. I tasted a glass at bottling and poured a bottle after one week and both times the chipotle has completely dominated the beer to the point I can't even taste much else. Hopefully it will die down after a few more weeks conditioning.
Am I the only one to try something too fancy too soon into homebrewing (only 25 gallons brewed)? If not what were some of the too fancy missteps you have made early on?
Am I the only one to try something too fancy too soon into homebrewing (only 25 gallons brewed)? If not what were some of the too fancy missteps you have made early on?