PolishStout
Well-Known Member
I went in to my local HBS to check it out and ask a few questions, and was rather surprised!!
recently I made a thread here asking about suggestions for my next brew and was told that a cream ale would be more difficult to get right than a scotch ale as the cream ale flavor is delicate and would be more likely to show errors and a scotch ale isn't too difficult.
however when I talked to the guys at the store they said quite the opposite. they said that a cream ale is a pretty straight forward recipe and is not too difficult to get right. they also mentioned that traditionally scotch ales have to be agitated every so often to keep the fermentation from getting stuck (one mentioned that traditionally the fermented barrels had to be rolled to stir up the contents and keep the yeast happy) and for the reason of having to be better tended too the scotch ale might be tricky for a 2nd batch.
does anyone have any input on this subject?
recently I made a thread here asking about suggestions for my next brew and was told that a cream ale would be more difficult to get right than a scotch ale as the cream ale flavor is delicate and would be more likely to show errors and a scotch ale isn't too difficult.
however when I talked to the guys at the store they said quite the opposite. they said that a cream ale is a pretty straight forward recipe and is not too difficult to get right. they also mentioned that traditionally scotch ales have to be agitated every so often to keep the fermentation from getting stuck (one mentioned that traditionally the fermented barrels had to be rolled to stir up the contents and keep the yeast happy) and for the reason of having to be better tended too the scotch ale might be tricky for a 2nd batch.
does anyone have any input on this subject?