My cousin (who got started on his home brew this past Saturday), had me and other family/friends over for his son's b-day party. We started brewing his first beer after everyone left (Chinook IPA from NB). A friend of his who's been homebrewing for about a year now, brought over a Belgian Trippel we sampled. Wow was an understatement! I couldn't believe how smooth that beer was considering it's high abv. I just hope my first beer turns out to be this good.
I've thought about seeing if I can brew this same beer, but wonder how different this flavor is from other home brew companies. Has anyone tried various recipe kits? I would like to know if there any differences. He mentioned his was from Brewer's Best. I've thought about the same kit from Northern. He also mentioned using White Labs for the yeast, which brings me to another question.....Will different brands of yeast be vastly different or is it one of those "same strain, same taste" kinda thing?
I'm not hoping to get mine exactly as his, but am hoping to have that smooth taste as his. How late could I start to have it ready by Christmas? I figured that would be a great brew to have with my brother when he comes into town.
Thanks and sorry for the winded post.
I've thought about seeing if I can brew this same beer, but wonder how different this flavor is from other home brew companies. Has anyone tried various recipe kits? I would like to know if there any differences. He mentioned his was from Brewer's Best. I've thought about the same kit from Northern. He also mentioned using White Labs for the yeast, which brings me to another question.....Will different brands of yeast be vastly different or is it one of those "same strain, same taste" kinda thing?
I'm not hoping to get mine exactly as his, but am hoping to have that smooth taste as his. How late could I start to have it ready by Christmas? I figured that would be a great brew to have with my brother when he comes into town.
Thanks and sorry for the winded post.