storytyme
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Happy weekend everyone. With summer in full swing I have taken advantage of the time and brewed enough to fill my 6 kegs (for the first time) and am looking to brew more. I am now up to 43 batches under my belt and then last night as I was drinking a German style/Hefe wheat kind of creation I realized I don't like that style. I also have a keg of ESB that is good, but I realized I don't really like that either. What do I always go back to? Pale, IPA, etc. I was going to start brewing some lagers, but realized that I am not a big fan of those either. I was talking to a friend and fellow home brewer the other day and he said that his brew time is very limited (like most of us with family/kids) so he is just going to brew what he enjoys......wow, what a simple concept that I never realized until last night. Some of you may be thinking duh!, while others may have been in my shoes at one point. I figured if I have 6 kegs, it better be full of styles that I enjoy, instead of drinking a pint of home-brew because I need to drink it. Right now I have in my keezer an ESB, American Wheat, German Wheat, IPA, Dark Ale and an Imperial Stout. I want to have a rotation going of the styles I want. IPAs (reg, red, black, rye, imperial), Pales, lighter (maybe English bitter or blonde) and strong ale.
So who has come to this revelation in home brewing where you get so caught up in making as many types/styles as you can that you aren't brewing what YOU like?
Part II: I need some great recipes (original or clone) to get me started in regards to Pale and IPA. I did the Zombie Dust clone and it was amazing.....I will probably do that again if I don't hear any better ideas. I am game for most IPA styles as well. Thank you for all the suggestions and reading this babble.
CHEERS!
So who has come to this revelation in home brewing where you get so caught up in making as many types/styles as you can that you aren't brewing what YOU like?
Part II: I need some great recipes (original or clone) to get me started in regards to Pale and IPA. I did the Zombie Dust clone and it was amazing.....I will probably do that again if I don't hear any better ideas. I am game for most IPA styles as well. Thank you for all the suggestions and reading this babble.
CHEERS!