jacksonbrown
Well-Known Member
When using a found recipe sometimes we must make changes due to restrictions, unavailable ingrediats, what have you. At what point do you consider that recipe changed enough so that it becomes a new brew?
For example, when brewing an Imperial Stout recently I had to change the hops called for as they were anavailable. I substituted hops with similar charactaristics, and would not call that brew my own.
On the other hand, I gave Papazian's Palace Bitter a try and ended up using a 0.5# more DME than called for (called for 4.5), plus 0.25 oz. more Fuggles in the bittering portion of the boil. I had my first taste of it last night and I could not call this a bitter. It has a very nice, smooth caramelly sweetness, followed by a dry, hoppy (but not bitter) finish. I like it a lot, but I cannot call this a Bitter or a Pale Ale (not sure what it is now - thoughts?).
So, when do you call a found recipe your own?
For example, when brewing an Imperial Stout recently I had to change the hops called for as they were anavailable. I substituted hops with similar charactaristics, and would not call that brew my own.
On the other hand, I gave Papazian's Palace Bitter a try and ended up using a 0.5# more DME than called for (called for 4.5), plus 0.25 oz. more Fuggles in the bittering portion of the boil. I had my first taste of it last night and I could not call this a bitter. It has a very nice, smooth caramelly sweetness, followed by a dry, hoppy (but not bitter) finish. I like it a lot, but I cannot call this a Bitter or a Pale Ale (not sure what it is now - thoughts?).
So, when do you call a found recipe your own?