Bobby_M said:
Bill, you're certainly bucking the system with low volume boils and possibly hot side aeration. Hey, you're obviously happy with your brews over 13 years so you do what ya like, more power to you. Has anyone tasted your brews (fellow brewers I mean) and noted any off flavors, extract twang, etc?
No one has ever said, and I have never overheard, that they don't like my brews. I share a lot with fellow drinkers, many of them have spent years in Germany and know what beer's all about.
I never had a bad review...most reviews are like "this is good", "refreshing...beats the shiit out of American beer" (the person who provided this comment says he gave up drinking Bud), "clean, a lot of body", to "great flavor, this reminds me of Germany", as well as "this is great, can I buy some"?
Thanks for the concern, but talk about breaking the rules...I left a HW in a primary for 34 days (I had a heart attack). Anyway, I took some bottles to the brewstore and shared. Several brewers said it tasted great. I entered it in the Land of Muddy Waters HB Contest and it got Best of Style and Best of Show, beating out over 100 entries. That was my first (and last) brew contest.
Two first places. I don't know what else to tell you. I haven't really changed much about my process. I plan better, etc., but it's basically the same process.
I always travel with my own brew so the next time I'm in Jersey we need to get together and imbibe...
I'm certain I'll have a trip out there (Dover/Parsipanny) before the summer is out. Anything in particular you interested in trying?