so I didn't speak so good**well**
We make beer well. The yeast and hops make beer good. Obviously some of us are good at making beer. Some good beers I consistently make well are my blonde ale and my Vienna/Summit SMaSH IPA.
We make beer well. The yeast and hops make beer good. Obviously some of us are good at making beer. Some good beers I consistently make well are my blonde ale and my Vienna/Summit SMaSH IPA.
We make beer well. The yeast and hops make beer good. Obviously some of us are good at making beer. Some good beers I consistently make well are my blonde ale and my Vienna/Summit SMaSH IPA.
I seem to have a knack for Belgians and for some reason IPAs. I rarely drink IPAs, but when I brew one I prefer it over comercial examples.
IPA's are one of those beers that must be enjoyed FRESH! They almost taste better when they are still green due to the hop aroma fade over time. There are very few commercial IPA's that are as tasty as a homebrewed IPA.
It is almost impossible to screw up a Stout or an IPA if you have any clue, therefor I would say that those come out the most consistent for me.
Braufessor said:Honestly, this was the last beer I "mastered." I brewed mediocre - bad IPA's for well over a decade. basically gave up making them for the most part. Would come back now and again to take a shot at one, and make another crappy beer. My other beers were all good - but not my pale ales and IPA's. It was not until I started reading about water that I realized the problem. Got a Wards test, 270 Bicarbonate and water softener was causing all my problems. My beer went from decent/good to great the second I started paying attention to my water, using RO water and mixing it with my regular, hard tap water and mineral additions. IPA's are now some of my very best beers..... it was just the water for over a decade.
Can you tell me more about water, or me in the direction of a thread/website that has a bunch of information about water? I had no idea that water had that much to do with beer. It makes sense though. I'd like to know more!
Honestly, this was the last beer I "mastered." I brewed mediocre - bad IPA's for well over a decade. basically gave up making them for the most part. Would come back now and again to take a shot at one, and make another crappy beer. My other beers were all good - but not my pale ales and IPA's. It was not until I started reading about water that I realized the problem. Got a Wards test, 270 Bicarbonate and water softener was causing all my problems. My beer went from decent/good to great the second I started paying attention to my water, using RO water and mixing it with my regular, hard tap water and mineral additions. IPA's are now some of my very best beers..... it was just the water for over a decade.
Bet you made some awesome stouts with it though!
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