PhoenixCoyote
Well-Known Member
Hello Fellow Brewers,
I have posted before about the first 4 batches i made back in December. I was away until 2 weeks ago so finally got to taste them. I thought they all tasted harsh and bitter. Yesterday i took a bottle each of all 4 batches to my local HBS. The guy said they tasted good. He said my problem is that i am use to American hoppy commercial beer and not an all malt beer. With that said, are there beer kits or recipes that are not "all malt"? I am unable to do lagers or pilsners at this time. Another problem is that i never really drank ales before. I know ales are easier to make and ferment though. So i think i would like hoppy over malty. Or like scotch, get use to it LOL.
I use to live in Alaska,they make their own beer there at The Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau. Their ales are the only i have drank before. Their flagship is the Alaskan Amber, very bitter. You have to drink few to get use to it, after that it doesen't matter because it is strong. Mostly i had the ones in the bar which was from a keg, Alaskan Amber from a keg taste better than from a bottle. They have seasonal beers like the Winter Ale and the Summer Ale. Winter Ale is made with spruce tips. Of course all their beers are dark.
My question, advice, opinion from you all is, should i stick with hoppy beers if i can make them, or try different ales and experiment with them until i find what i like?
To be truthfull here, i was use to drinking hard stuff, vodka,rum etc. But need to cut back on that stuff and go back to beer. The hard stuff is more dangerous to me. So i am not a usual beer drinker, anything you guys can recommend will be appreciated.
Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading and replying. Have a great day!
I have posted before about the first 4 batches i made back in December. I was away until 2 weeks ago so finally got to taste them. I thought they all tasted harsh and bitter. Yesterday i took a bottle each of all 4 batches to my local HBS. The guy said they tasted good. He said my problem is that i am use to American hoppy commercial beer and not an all malt beer. With that said, are there beer kits or recipes that are not "all malt"? I am unable to do lagers or pilsners at this time. Another problem is that i never really drank ales before. I know ales are easier to make and ferment though. So i think i would like hoppy over malty. Or like scotch, get use to it LOL.
I use to live in Alaska,they make their own beer there at The Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau. Their ales are the only i have drank before. Their flagship is the Alaskan Amber, very bitter. You have to drink few to get use to it, after that it doesen't matter because it is strong. Mostly i had the ones in the bar which was from a keg, Alaskan Amber from a keg taste better than from a bottle. They have seasonal beers like the Winter Ale and the Summer Ale. Winter Ale is made with spruce tips. Of course all their beers are dark.
My question, advice, opinion from you all is, should i stick with hoppy beers if i can make them, or try different ales and experiment with them until i find what i like?
To be truthfull here, i was use to drinking hard stuff, vodka,rum etc. But need to cut back on that stuff and go back to beer. The hard stuff is more dangerous to me. So i am not a usual beer drinker, anything you guys can recommend will be appreciated.
Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading and replying. Have a great day!