I think that overtime you will develop your own brew style, that is the fun of it. :)
I have found that having a secondary truly helps the flavor and clarity of the beer in the end. It also helps you control the flavor and abv a bit better-
I usually let me brew sit in my primary 6.5...
I was in the exact same boat as you when I first started. I found that the "American Pale Ale" from Brewers Best tasted almostly exactly like the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Hell, I even my neighbors do a taste test between my batch and Sierra Nevada and they could not guess which was which.
The...
Hello everyone, I am looking to make a coffee stout. I tried one by a micro brew out of pittsburgh and it was great. Would love to try and make my own.
I am not sure if it would be better to make more of a coffee porter or stout. Does anyone have any recipes that they would like to share? I...