RealFloopyGuy
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I've been brewing for 7 years or so. I do fade in and out of it. I've done all three. While I have made a gruit and am about to make another, I mostly stick to hoppy and dark beers with the occasional wheat or rye thrown in. I have very little interest in any lagers or light beers outside of maybe someday making an Oktoberfest. I had a WW2 veteran who kind of had a shop but didn't really open it anymore because he was too old teach me how to brew with a basically unending supply of equipment to play with. I got to do all of them and usually drink a bunch of moonshine. He liked having someone to tell war stories to and liked to flirt with my wife when she came with. He is gone now.
I honestly could never tell a difference in similar beers being extract, partial, or all grain. I know the grain is cheaper(Well.. after 500 batches to make up for the 1k in equipment when you go crazy out of the gate, haha.) and that there is more variety, but I guess I am sort of boring. I sold the all grain equipment I had because I wasn't using it after I did my first BIAB experiment. I find that I am pretty happy with extract beers and there isn't really anything I haven't been able to make that I've wanted to.
I've done one partial and one BIAB in the last 3-4 years but mostly it has just been extracts. My beer has certainly gotten better and I often feel that my beer is better than commercial beers. Not just because I made it, it is honestly better to me.
How much of the "all grain is better" is because most people go to all grain fairly early in their brewing while they are still improving measurably vs the all grain actually tasting noticeably different? BIAB in a bag isn't too bad, but when I did the traditional mashing it kind of felt like I was making my own sugar to bake a cake vs just buying some sugar.
Are there all grain people who do extract batches regularly still? Have your extract batches gotten much better also?
I honestly could never tell a difference in similar beers being extract, partial, or all grain. I know the grain is cheaper(Well.. after 500 batches to make up for the 1k in equipment when you go crazy out of the gate, haha.) and that there is more variety, but I guess I am sort of boring. I sold the all grain equipment I had because I wasn't using it after I did my first BIAB experiment. I find that I am pretty happy with extract beers and there isn't really anything I haven't been able to make that I've wanted to.
I've done one partial and one BIAB in the last 3-4 years but mostly it has just been extracts. My beer has certainly gotten better and I often feel that my beer is better than commercial beers. Not just because I made it, it is honestly better to me.
How much of the "all grain is better" is because most people go to all grain fairly early in their brewing while they are still improving measurably vs the all grain actually tasting noticeably different? BIAB in a bag isn't too bad, but when I did the traditional mashing it kind of felt like I was making my own sugar to bake a cake vs just buying some sugar.
Are there all grain people who do extract batches regularly still? Have your extract batches gotten much better also?