Pilgarlic
Well-Known Member
I'm a grain brewer who has come to the defense again and again of extract brewing, saying "it's not about how you choose to make wort". Well, I decided to brew a Brewer's Best Robust Porter kit, as is, to test it. This was my first extract brew in two plus years. Never again. The wort tasted, immediately, like burnt caramel (no, I didn't scorch it on the kettle bottom). The FG was high at 1.018 (fermentability of extracts is notoriously inconsistent). Going into the bottle it tasted okay but wouldn't make me proud. So, I gave it a shot. I won't do it again. It was no fun and it produced a mediocre beer. With all due respect, YMMV, with no intent to offend, just my experience, et cet, et cet. You can have it.