calling audibles on brewday

[fluketamer]

how many of you out there call audibles on brewday. i find myself sometimes calling audibles. ill suddnely descide to use a different bittering hop or to change my flavor additions to whirlpool. etc.

yesterday i looked at my lager which is only a few days away from packaging and thought i have a few pounds of hops, why not dry hop the hell out of it.

its now soaking up several ounces of hop oils ( i hope) .

do you guys change the beer as its going or do you pretty much stick to your recipe design.

the whole way through

 

[Pennine]

I just wing it as I go. First I get the water heating, then I pick a yeast and style. Next I work on the gran bill, mill them up and get the mash going. Once that's all done I will start thinking about hops. I do keep a wide variety of things stocked which is the only reason I am marignally successful at home brewing.

I wish I had more time to plan but I can barely find time to brew. I would rather brew an audible than make plans and not brew.

 

[BeerNsteadofH2O]

I'm a planner,i plan at least 3 brews ahead,write down recipes before I brew, keep a stock list of grain hops and yeast, I'd be horrified to start the day not knowing what I was going to brew- you guys have got bigger stones than me!

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

audibles on brewday

It depends. If I'm working on process / ingredient changes, brew day is highly choreographed. Otherwise, on occasion, I've 'made an audible' as the risk/reward ratio reinforces the 'reward'.

do you pretty much stick to your recipe design the whole way through

On occasion, after brew day, and based on 1) how the fermentation went or 2) how the hydrometer sample tasted, I've made adjustments (dry hop, other ingredients) to the beer before packaging.

I just wing it as I go. First I [...]

I would rather brew an audible than make plans and not brew.

If you are willing, and have time, can you post more about your approach?

 

[tracer bullet]

I'm a planner

Same, though slightly less so. I've got the recipe and any method changes figured out ahead of time, and on brew day I stick with the plan. I am pretty sure that what I was thinking about off and on for several days, usually involving some research and such, is probably a better plan that what I decide to change at the last minute. Sure I'll change something if I realize I messed up but to date haven't needed to.