toddo97
Well-Known Member
I've done 6-8 brews so far so I'm definitely still in the shallow end of the pool. I've done mostly extract kits w/ steeping grains, but by far the most satisfying brew was the partial mash I did earlier this week (despite the spilling of far too much wort/sparge water on the stove and burning my hands trying to drain/squeeze the grain bag!). I totally get the feeling like you're really brewing when doing it that was which I'm sure is even more pronounced doing all grain. One other aspect for me was when I did an extract brew, but followed a recipe so rather than just open up a box and mix a cake, I had to (got to) buy each of the ingredients and deciding whether or not to use the recipe hops, for example, or choose another based on my tastes.
As an aside, if I do go AG, it will either be BIAB or get something like the Grainfather. If you go with something like a GF, do you lose some of that control feeling associated with AG or is there still enough tweaking and personalization that it's still there?
As an aside, if I do go AG, it will either be BIAB or get something like the Grainfather. If you go with something like a GF, do you lose some of that control feeling associated with AG or is there still enough tweaking and personalization that it's still there?