Have you ever brewed the perfect beer

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

have you ever sat in your favorite chair while very buzzed and looked up and though man what an awesome beer, perfect clarity, perfect bitterness and perfect hop balance, thank you world for allowing me to make this great beer?
"and drink it"

 

[ol-hazza]

Still working on it myself.

 

[day_trippr]

Aside from the "thanking the world", that sh!t happens all the time...

Cheers!

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

a little drama I know, been around too many woman lol

 

[ChelisHubby]

Not yet but I wont quit till I find Heaven!

 

[GaBrewZoo]

Like golf, every once in a while, there is that one that keep you trying again and again. I guess that's kinda like women also.

 

[Yooper]

As my as I like my beers, I can't say I've ever thought one was "perfect". I'm pretty critical, and bring out my BJCP judge attitude when I drink my own beer.

I think that the "perfect" beer is like the Holy Grail or something- the joy is in the pursuit, and since I'm so critical I will never find it. That keeps me trying.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

yes I have. I even have video proof.

 

[Qhrumphf]

yes I have. I even have video proof.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDA9qvaJpF8

If only that thread had come after we weren't allowed to childishly delete our own threads any more...

I've brewed many a beer that I think is absolutely fantastic, and I have a few *recipes* that I don't intend on changing. But there's always a point of improvement. Aroma intensity, flavor intensity, shelf life, clarity, head texture, head retention, etc.

And beyond that, the "perfect" beer is entirely context driven.

 

[kh54s10]

I have poured a beer and said to myself "this one is amazingly good"

But I don't think anyone can truly say they brewed the perfect beer since taste is subjective.

All of mine, however good, can be improved upon.

 

[Fedora]

Nothing like starting the day with a BK video.

And no, my beer sucks.

 

[brewbama]

I did a milk chocolate stout and a bourbon barrel porter once both were awesome... but that was last year and i've brewed many beers that are meh. Good but not great. Never perfect... yet.

 

[Zuljin]

Every damn time.

 

[SeraW]

I have taken a few sips and said, "Damn I can brew a great beer!"

Then I say it again later and my wife gives me side-eye for repeating myself.

 

[joshesmusica]

my four recent brews:
hoppy heffeweizen
nut-brown ale
10-min pale ale
10-min ipa

kegged the HH, and thought, wow that actually came out really good for being an experiment!

kegged the nut-brown, and my wife said, wow you really do make really good beer.

bottled the pale ale, and a friend said, oh my god, i hope to make good beer like this one day.

bottled the ipa... never tried one of the hops before, don't know what the problem was, guessing just an overload at the end. tastes like ****. not at all easy to finish one bottle. now a new experiment, age it until the hops flavor fades out...

point being, i think we can all make some pretty good beers if we follow the typically important things to a T. but that doesn't mean we can't easily make crappy beers in between.

i'm like yooper except that i'm no bjcp judge. super critical of my own product, and therefore know i will never make a perfect beer.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Seriously, if you want to get better at brewing, get better at evaluating beer objectively. If you want to get better at evaluating beer, get BJCP certified. Even if you don't brew to style, it'll make your palate that much better, and improve your knowledge of what shows up where and why, and how to fix the problems.

 

[Bellybuster]

I made the perfect brew once, was all my leftovers, including hops. My bro-inlaw I'm pretty sure slept beside my keg orator until it was gone. Unrepeatable sadly, no notes, no nothing just kitchen sink and a hail Mary

 

[SharonaZamboni]

Every damn time.

Dammit, Z.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Seriously, if you want to get better at brewing, get better at evaluating beer objectively. If you want to get better at evaluating beer, get BJCP certified. Even if you don't brew to style, it'll make your palate that much better, and improve your knowledge of what shows up where and why, and how to fix the problems.

psshhhh! or you could go the easy route and hang out with me. in my bathroom.

 

[arturo7]

Nope. The perfect beer would never run empty.

 

[Natdavis777]

My Johnny Utah IPA... First pull and I was blown away by it. All Amarillo/chinook, and it smelled/tasted commercial. 10 gal didn't last long. Aside from me, friends were pulling bullets left and right to take home. Scored a high 42 and 40 overall in our state comp. I have a but load of Amarillo I plan on remaking it with.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

got a recipe for that, always looking for something different

 

[Natdavis777]

got a recipe for that, always looking for something different

Mine?

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

yes

 

[Hammy71]

Once I find it......I'll quit brewing. So, basically......I'm happy with just being happy....

 

[Natdavis777]

yes

Give me a min. My power port decided to take a sh*t on my MacBook and I'm trying to recover my recipes saved on Google

 

[Natdavis777]

Johnny Utah IPA:

17.5lbs 2-row
4lbs red wheat
1.5lbs caramel 40L
1.5lbs Carapils
1lb corn sugar end of boil

60 min boil
1.067 OG

1oz Chinook FWH
1.5oz chinook 15min
1.5oz Amarillo 15min
2oz Amarillo 10min
0.5oz Chinook 10min
2oz Amarillo 5min
0.5 Chinook 5min
3oz Amarillo hop stand
1oz Centennial hop stand
8oz Centennial dry hop

WLP 001 with starter
So4 275
Everything else (except Ca minimal)

Forgot there was centennial. This is also for 10 gal. Mashed low at 150ish for 90 min

 

[j1n]

Johnny Utah IPA:

17.5lbs 2-row
4lbs red wheat
1.5lbs caramel 40L
1.5lbs Carapils
1lb corn sugar end of boil

60 min boil
1.067 OG

1oz Chinook FWH
1.5oz chinook 15min
1.5oz Amarillo 15min
2oz Amarillo 10min
0.5oz Chinook 10min
2oz Amarillo 5min
0.5 Chinook 5min
3oz Amarillo hop stand
1oz Centennial hop stand
8oz Centennial dry hop

WLP 001 with starter
So4 275
Everything else (except Ca minimal)

Forgot there was centennial. This is also for 10 gal. Mashed low at 150ish for 90 min

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

Johnny Utah IPA:

17.5lbs 2-row
4lbs red wheat
1.5lbs caramel 40L
1.5lbs Carapils
1lb corn sugar end of boil

60 min boil
1.067 OG

1oz Chinook FWH
1.5oz chinook 15min
1.5oz Amarillo 15min
2oz Amarillo 10min
0.5oz Chinook 10min
2oz Amarillo 5min
0.5 Chinook 5min
3oz Amarillo hop stand
1oz Centennial hop stand
8oz Centennial dry hop

WLP 001 with starter
So4 275
Everything else (except Ca minimal)

Forgot there was centennial. This is also for 10 gal. Mashed low at 150ish for 90 min

thanks

 

[Hoppity]

My self-evaluation levels:

1. Hmmm, what happened? Maybe it'll age out.
2. Hey, not bad.
3. That's pretty good.
4. I can't believe I made that!

I'm afraid to brew the perfect beer. The impact on the cosmic tumblers is likely to cause Comet Hale-Bopp to change its orbit and return with the Heaven's Gate cult to pick me and my beer up for eternity. I wouldn't mind spending eternity with the perfect beer, but I just can't hang with those cats.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)