anyone not record on the fly recipes that turn out great

[sheephrdr]

hi, Im enjoying a batch of oatmeal porter/stout that I threw together, from the engredients I had on hand. I was sure id remember the engredients but low and behold a month later im going did I or didn't I add roasted barley to this batch? ive brewed this way a lot in the past, ahh lets add this.. im going to record new recipes better now though because this is one of the best beers ive made in 10 years...

 

[MileHighBrewer]

Yup, random "kitchen sink" beers always turn out great. At the LHBS, a few times a month they end up with mystery grain bags that customers forget or just ditch for whatever reason. Same with steeping/partial mash bags. Every now and then i grab one and go for it. Kinda fun not knowing what you have going in. I do weigh it to figure out my water, but other then that, grab the boil gravity and SG and see what happens

 

[LoudHousebrew]

We did a batch like that earlier this year. There was a mystery batch of grains at the LHBS and decided to give it a whirl. As luck would have it, the beer turned out great and all I know is that it was 14 pounds of grain. i did cheat and used a Belgian yeast on it which turned out to make a great beer that cannot ever be repeated.

 

[KVANTAN]

I did about 5 kits before a buddy sent me an old bag of pre hopped muntons. I tossed it and 3 0z of hops, one at 60/40/20 during the boil. My goal was to make an IPA. The water was RO with no additives and the beer came out as my best ever. I am pretty sure at least one oz of Centennials went in there but that is all I know.

 

[andvari7]

Yeah, and I hope that I can make lightning strike twice. Or thrice. Or however often lightning has to strike to make my beer not taste like plastic you-know-what. I have a long brew week planned, except that it's not likely to happen.