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Ok, so with certainty, Whirfloc is just for looks?

I think it's going to help me adjust my grist types to shoot for the SRM I like most. In the last several years, I've figured out that an SRM of 10 to 15 has is a contributing factor to tastes I like.

Update: The seller must have saw my email because he sent me 2 swatch SRM charts for free. Nice guy. :)

Ok, so this begs the question, is Whirfloc pointless then if someone doesn't care if the beer is cloudy? Does Whirfloc affect taste, or effect the beer making process in any way other than making the beer pretty? Making it clearer?

I got the chart in the mail. I'm not sure why I was thinking it was going to be glass. It's scuffed up plastic. It's better than a picture but as far as useful goes I give it a C+ or B-. Also, I ordered 2 but they sent 1 and a sticker. I emailed them but they don't reply. Oh well, it's better...

Great, thanks for the info. So does it taste like biscuits?

What is light weight?

So when I chose wheat from the possible grist as opposed to a wheat malt, It means "wheat" isn't malted? I would need to choose "wheat malt", to get modified wheat?

If I raised my IBU to 40 would it seem less sweet? 40/80=0.5

Ok thanks. I took off the caramunich. I wasn’t sold on it anyway, I’ll drop the temp to 153. Cool, I’ll skip the 5 gallon carboy. It’s just extra work anyway. And I’ll be sure to go bare minimum 3 weeks in the bottles. Tahnks!

IBU = 21.54 AA = 3.75 Util = 0.234 AAUs = 6.8 Weight = 1.8 oz

I am shooting for an non sweet, non hoppy, very full bodied, darkish, flavorful Ale. I like these stats the calculator produced from my ingredients: OG: 1.080 FG: 1.029 ABV 6.78% IBU: 21.54 SRM: 13.88 My Grain Bill: 5 lbs. Wheat 4 lbs. Pilsner Malt 3 lbs. German Dark Munich 2 lbs...

Thanks for the info JayJay, I have noticed an evolution of=ver the last few decades; things I drank 20 years ago I don't like now and vise versa. :)

I was trying to decide, that in the next 10 beers or so, should I try different stouts or just give up on them. I don't want to miss something great but also wouldn't want to waste time and money if it is the case that stout is equivalent to coffee and heavily toasted flavors. :)

I suspected as much, thanks for the feedback. In addition to the challenge of brewing a style, the potential for it to take you outside of your accomplished abilities, does aiming for a style improve the chance that characteristics will be in sync? For example, broccoli is thought of by most...

I do like chocolate, but only around 70% cocoa -bitter. I'll try a porter. :)

I've been thinking of trying an oatmeal stout. Thanks, I think I will.

I do get this as a possibility, because outside of my normal likes, Warsteiner German Pilsner is crazy good IMHO, but doesn't fit half of my statistical criteria for a beer I'd like.

If someone's goal is 100% only taste, do style guidelines matter?

I hate coffee, brown french fries, and dark toast, so I'll never find a stout I like, right? Stouts are just burnt beer, right?