Getting repeatable - Your top 3 styles

[Thunder_Chicken]

It really depends on the time of year. I've been brewing the heck out of Centennial Blonde because it makes a nice cold easy beer for regular consumption over the summer. However, I am looking at taking a stab at the Deception Stout recipe so I can have something thick and hearty by New Year's Day. I might be able to squeeze in a nice English ESB for the fall before my cellar gets too warm. When that happens I'll probably start my Merlot wine kit. In the depths of next winter I plan to do some lagers.

If you have dedicated refrigerators and keezers you can forgo some of these seasonal changes and brew whatever you please, but some of the allure of brewing for me is working with the seasonal variations of taste and temperature.

 

[ggriffi]

Do you need a recipe? I brew a milk stout that's a bit out of style, but took 1st place in Stout in the 2008 Longshot (west region) and 1st place in the 2008 NHC 1st round (southwest region)...

Is it an extract? I just started brewing and those are what I do for now. The milk stout I have been doing is LH clone.

 

[mattd2]

when I started my top 3 were porters & stouts. when I was confident they could hold their own against quite a number of store bought, I really started exploring APA's, Belgian styles (mostly Strong & Dark Strong), and American style Barley Wine.

This is where I want to get, sort of rebrewing a small number of beers until I know I have it nailed and it will be the same everytime I brew it (and it is excellent). I would then reduce the number of times I rebrew it and start on another style.
I am thinking that I might change the blonde to a best bitter, I hvae a recipe that got good reviews from the "average Joes" at the workshop near me so that's got to say something about it appealing to the non-craft group

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Is it an extract? I just started brewing and those are what I do for now. The milk stout I have been doing is LH clone.

Unfortunately, no. And the grains used would make it hard to replicate in extract...

LH was what got me started on milk stouts, but my recipe is heavier on roast flavors and yet also finishes a tad sweeter than the LH.

If you make a switch to AG, let me know.

 

[Yankeepride15]

Matt,

This is one of the joys of the addiction of brewing for yourself. Try a lot of different styles. The ones you like and can repeat will find their way into the rotation, and your quest to try something different will keep you interested. I like what you're trying to do, I find myself quite seasonal, lighter in summer and darkening through the long Maine winter. By the time you've got your own rotation set, you'll have learned a ton about brewing and refine your process. I wish you well on the journey, it's been a fun one for me.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Matt,

This is one of the joys of the addiction of brewing for yourself. Try a lot of different styles. The ones you like and can repeat will find their way into the rotation, and your quest to try something different will keep you interested. I like what you're trying to do, I find myself quite seasonal, lighter in summer and darkening through the long Maine winter. By the time you've got your own rotation set, you'll have learned a ton about brewing and refine your process. I wish you well on the journey, it's been a fun one for me.

amen! 14 years brewing and still refining my processes and developing more in depth appreciation for the vast number of styles and their variances.

 

[Komocabo]

I JUST kicked my keg of Citradelic Wheat. Sad, but there's always a silver lining... two linings in my case: 1) My Angry Hop Monster is ready to keg, and 2) I get to brew next weekend! Yay!

 

[ggriffi]

Unfortunately, no. And the grains used would make it hard to replicate in extract...

LH was what got me started on milk stouts, but my recipe is heavier on roast flavors and yet also finishes a tad sweeter than the LH.

If you make a switch to AG, let me know.

I will

 

[BrewingRugger]

I would say that my top three would be an AM IPA, Cali Common, and a Wheat IPA