McCall St. Brewer
Well-Known Member
Just sitting here drinking a Pilsner Urquell and I'm wondering, from those of you who brew lagers, how good are they compared with the "legendary" commercial varieties? I was reading the other day in Brew Your Own about the origin of the stuff and they're pretty reverent about how it is made.
To me, lagers often are more about what they're not than what they are. Good ones have no off tastes, are light, clear, crisp, etc. They don't usually have a lot of hop aroma, bitterness or flavor. The don't usually have a lot of body or color. I.e., they're pretty hard to hide any mistakes in.
How good are your homebrewed ones, and how long did it take you to get there?
To me, lagers often are more about what they're not than what they are. Good ones have no off tastes, are light, clear, crisp, etc. They don't usually have a lot of hop aroma, bitterness or flavor. The don't usually have a lot of body or color. I.e., they're pretty hard to hide any mistakes in.
How good are your homebrewed ones, and how long did it take you to get there?