Grinder12000
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Not evey brew is wonderful. All but my first batch have been drinkable but I'd say overall 80% are very good and good enough to show off. But I had one batch (I call it #7, didn't even name it) that tasted like. . . . . "Home Brew".
it tastes like what most people THINK homebrew tastes like.
It was a Brown ale where I realized I did not have the hops I thought I had and substituted . . . poorly I guess.
So I've been drinking it (can't waste alcohol) and last night I realized THIS is the taste most people think home brew tastes like.
Now I understand why when I give one of my GOOD brews to people they are surprised at how good it is. It's because they are expecting #7.
Typically I give a beer and after the shock of not being repulsed they say "Rod, this is the best beer I've ever had, how can I buy some of this".
So now I have to figure out how NOT to brew what they were expecting.
I have to take #7 to my club and see if they can dissect the flavor so I won't recreate it.
it tastes like what most people THINK homebrew tastes like.
It was a Brown ale where I realized I did not have the hops I thought I had and substituted . . . poorly I guess.
So I've been drinking it (can't waste alcohol) and last night I realized THIS is the taste most people think home brew tastes like.
Now I understand why when I give one of my GOOD brews to people they are surprised at how good it is. It's because they are expecting #7.
Typically I give a beer and after the shock of not being repulsed they say "Rod, this is the best beer I've ever had, how can I buy some of this".
So now I have to figure out how NOT to brew what they were expecting.
I have to take #7 to my club and see if they can dissect the flavor so I won't recreate it.