Noleafclover
Well-Known Member
I have an idea I thought I'd run by you all...
I, like many I'm sure, just follow other people's recipes. If someone were to ask me to clone a particular beer I'd look online for a reliable recipe and go with that. I know enough about malts to know how to not go overboard when making slight tweaks to recipes, but as far as crafting something from scratch, I'm worthless.
So I thought, how can I train myself a little bit? My answer was to brew several small "training" batches...
I was thinking of brewing a batch with just 9 lbs of domestic two row, 1 oz of cascade at 60 min, and 1 oz at 2 min, and then use WLP001 for the yeast just so I can get a feel for what the base malts contribute as far as flavor goes...
Then I was thinking of moving on to a different base grain and trying the same thing.
I guess I'm just trying to put together a system of training both my mind and my senses.
I, like many I'm sure, just follow other people's recipes. If someone were to ask me to clone a particular beer I'd look online for a reliable recipe and go with that. I know enough about malts to know how to not go overboard when making slight tweaks to recipes, but as far as crafting something from scratch, I'm worthless.
So I thought, how can I train myself a little bit? My answer was to brew several small "training" batches...
I was thinking of brewing a batch with just 9 lbs of domestic two row, 1 oz of cascade at 60 min, and 1 oz at 2 min, and then use WLP001 for the yeast just so I can get a feel for what the base malts contribute as far as flavor goes...
Then I was thinking of moving on to a different base grain and trying the same thing.
I guess I'm just trying to put together a system of training both my mind and my senses.