15 years ago I brewed my 4th batch of all grain homebrew (Brit Golden/ Light Bitter) and that was the first batch where I sat out on the deck with a pint and realized it was a great beer. I'm not suggesting that by my current standards it was amazing, but at the time it was indistinguishable from commercial quality craft beer and that keg kicked in a couple weeks.
I documented that brew day in a video on Youtube. It's amazing how far camera technology has come in 15 years. The video was shot in 240p.
I'll be brewing the same recipe tomorrow, following everything to the best of my ability with only a couple modifications. I don't plan to duplicate my old tap water profile since I only brew with RO now. I'm also splitting the batch between the dry yeast I used then and the WLP002 that I would tend to choose for this style today.
I was really trying to work out the brew day on the exact same day 15 years later but I had a family vacation that conflicted. Better 2 weeks later than never. Maybe it's serendipity afterall since tomorrow will be the 16 year anniversary of joining Homebrewtalk!
I documented that brew day in a video on Youtube. It's amazing how far camera technology has come in 15 years. The video was shot in 240p.
I'll be brewing the same recipe tomorrow, following everything to the best of my ability with only a couple modifications. I don't plan to duplicate my old tap water profile since I only brew with RO now. I'm also splitting the batch between the dry yeast I used then and the WLP002 that I would tend to choose for this style today.
I was really trying to work out the brew day on the exact same day 15 years later but I had a family vacation that conflicted. Better 2 weeks later than never. Maybe it's serendipity afterall since tomorrow will be the 16 year anniversary of joining Homebrewtalk!