brew703
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I bought the grains for a Munich Helles. Never had one but wanted to try something different than the NE IPA's and APA's I've been brewing.
The wife and I went have a few drinks at a local Mexican restaurant and they have a few different Octoberfest Ales. So I tried the Sierra Nevada Octoberfest. They also had Spaten and a few others.
I must say I didn't like it. Could not finish the entire bottle and my wife hated it. Not sure what I expected but the taste just wasn't good. It was a fresh beer, bottled end of August.
I've never tried a Helles either so now I am not sure what to brew. I would like something smooth and malty, not too hoppy & something my wife would drink. Keep in mind she is an Ultra drinker but she does at least try the beers I brew. She does like Braufessor's Blonde I brewed as well as a Bohemian Pils I brewed early on.
With that said, can the experienced beer gods help and point me in the right direction? I don't want anything that remotely resembles the SN Octoberfest I tried.
This is the Helles I planned on brewing, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=542886.
I could also go with this one, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=576012
The wife and I went have a few drinks at a local Mexican restaurant and they have a few different Octoberfest Ales. So I tried the Sierra Nevada Octoberfest. They also had Spaten and a few others.
I must say I didn't like it. Could not finish the entire bottle and my wife hated it. Not sure what I expected but the taste just wasn't good. It was a fresh beer, bottled end of August.
I've never tried a Helles either so now I am not sure what to brew. I would like something smooth and malty, not too hoppy & something my wife would drink. Keep in mind she is an Ultra drinker but she does at least try the beers I brew. She does like Braufessor's Blonde I brewed as well as a Bohemian Pils I brewed early on.
With that said, can the experienced beer gods help and point me in the right direction? I don't want anything that remotely resembles the SN Octoberfest I tried.
This is the Helles I planned on brewing, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=542886.
I could also go with this one, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=576012