If you could ask a brew masters a question....

[SaltyTX]

Ok-

So, turns out a friend of the family has a 3 generation history of brewing beer under their belt- I'm not talking home brew, I am talking serious responsibility, one working at AB as a brew master. The grandfather invented light beer...etc. Kind of a big deal.

I hope to be able to get a few brew sessions with the guy in the near future and take my brewing to new heights.

So, if you could ask him one question, what would you ask?

 

[IrregularPulse]

I would ask him to be put on the list of people to call when they get rid of equipment at the brewery

 

[BBL_Brewer]

LMAO @ IrregularPulse........I'm with ya on that one.

 

[wildwest450]

I would ask him to be put on the list of people to call when they get rid of equipment at the brewery

Except if it comes from AB, nothing will fit in your garage. I still can't get over how big their bright tanks are.


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[GilaMinumBeer]

I would ask him how long it took him to earn a wage that exceeded that of a Manager at McDonalds.

 

[Pilgarlic]

I'd probably ask him if he thinks I might be losing my hair.

 

[edgeofblade]

I would wish for more wishes.

More seriously, I would ask him his best methods for concealing high alcohol.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I would wish for more wishes.

More seriously, I would ask him his best methods for concealing high alcohol.

"I smuggle it through inside my liver."

 

[itsme6582]

I'd ask what his favorite beer was. Then I'd ask, Bud Light? Seriously, what is your favorite beer? I won't tell anyone.

Then I'd come on here and tell everyone.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I would wish for more wishes.

More seriously, I would ask him his best methods for concealing high alcohol.

Not something they really specialize in at AB. At least, I didn't catch any bottles of their Barley wine this year

 

[Homercidal]

I'd ask if prob brewers get lots of chicks. If I had a second question, I'd ask him if he knew any that would hook up with me.


Seriously, I'd ask about their family and how's it going. Brewers probably get tired of answering the same old questions from homebrewers.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

In all seriousness, I would ask him if he enjoys his work and if he brews at home. I would love to start a microbrew, but (having beer that people would buy and financial risks aside), I fear that making it a career would take all the fun out of it and I would end up never wanting to brew at home anymore.

 

[JohnnyO]

Are you really the head of the Kwik-E-Mart?
Really?

REALLY?

...thank you. come again.

 

[marc06]

How many sacks of malt could go "missing" before they would notice....

 

[GodsStepBrother]

I could use some brewing water, can i take a keg of budlight to dough in a stout?

 

[curlyfat]

I could use some brewing water, can i take a keg of budlight to dough in a stout?

That's not the worst idea I've heard. Mashing with beer instead of water...hmm....

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

What was the biggest dumped batch(es) and why?

Or similar, probably something more trivial and less brew-related.

 

[curlyfat]

I'd ask him if he was hiring.

 

[BigB]

I'd ask if he ever got it on with a clydesdale. Doh! Did I type that?

 

[crlova2]

Greg Koch never ever worked for AB haha. Their head brew master did for over a decade though.

 

[mikeysab]

Id ask him if my beers done fermenting when the airlock stops bubbling

 

[Indyking]

I'd ask: Are you looking for a job?

 

[Acoma]

I would ask what does it take for a brewmaster to get fired from AB?

 

[DustyTheBrewer]

I'd ask him what his favourite type of rice is to brew with.

Ha!

I'm with that other guy about dumping a batch. Itt would make that one batch I dumped seem insignificant.

 

[BierMuncher]

So much typing. So little to show for it.

Back on topic please.

 

[ongreystreet]

I think its safe to say you guys arent going to agree about anything. So ill just say that were all homebrewers here. Were not professionals, no matter how bad some of us want to be. Not every homebrewer will become a pro but probably every,or most, pro started out homebrewing. For some of us its a hobby that we take great pride in. Youre both obviously in that category.

Whether you drink BMC or not, or whether you agree with their business plan or not, i'd say that AB or Coors or Miller would hire brewers that know their trade. Its assinine to think that the brewers of beer that dominate the market (and dominate by a very large margin)dont know what theyre doing. Im sure there are homebrewers that were (Bob), will, or are(JZ) work in a brewery. If any of us are worthy of being a pro, hopefully we will be. But until were putting our beers up against the pros, we should not be comparing our beers to the commercial brews on the shelves.

I appreciate the attempt at mediation, and apologize if I offended anyone. I'd like to especially apologize to Bob, didn't mean to piss you off, we don't agree on the subject and that's fine with me. I do understand what you are trying to say, I just don't agree with everything you're saying. I hope you understand my position, even if you don't agree.

In response to mikey

I don't think the thread or the thread-jack had much to with anyone wanting to be a pro-brewer. I know I don't want to be a pro-brewer, and I personally ain't all that interested in competing or having my beer judged next to anyone's commercial or homebrew. Just don't see what's so wrong about thinking my beer or someone else's brew is better or more enjoyable just because it's homebrewed.

 

[brewmonk]

I'd ask where in Colorado does he live?

(p.s. there are 25 deleted posts, so i don't know what was said.
the only thing i can add, is that I *may* not drink Bud much [etc.], but to be able to make the same damn thing every day, in different states, with different water, and hops shortages, phucque! will you pay me 50k to help? those guys know their schitte, and I'd love to have a 3 day weekend at their r and d headquarters! if i COULD, i'd even pay for it, but i can't))

 

[ongreystreet]

I'll try to re-post what I had said earlier about questions for a masterbrewer.

For a larger scale brewer, such as an AB brewer, I'd ask him what equipment he would choose if he did smaller scale brewing, and by smaller I mean less then what is done at AB. If there are any sort of techniques or equipments he wants to use, but can't because of the scale of brewing done by AB. Along the same lines I'd ask about how they go about scaling up any sort if techniques or equipment for such a large mass production. I'd probably also ask about the refrigeration, since the systems they use must be awesome.

For a smaller scale brewer (regional, craft, micro), I'd ask them about the balance of brewing traditional beers vs. beers that are more trendy. I think that would open up conversations about market trends, their current set-up, their customer's tastes, their own tastes, profits, etc.

 

[rjwhite41]

I don't think that my post was completely off topic. I did tell him what I would ask. I would ask about how to achieve such low FG's as Bud Light achieves. At least I think that's what I said, that and a bunch of other stuff that was off topic and was deleted.

 

[mikeysab]

I appreciate the attempt at mediation, and apologize if I offended anyone. I'd like to especially apologize to Bob, didn't mean to piss you off, we don't agree on the subject and that's fine with me. I do understand what you are trying to say, I just don't agree with everything you're saying. I hope you understand my position, even if you don't agree.

In response to mikey

I don't think the thread or the thread-jack had much to with anyone wanting to be a pro-brewer. I know I don't want to be a pro-brewer, and I personally ain't all that interested in competing or having my beer judged next to anyone's commercial or homebrew. Just don't see what's so wrong about thinking my beer or someone else's brew is better or more enjoyable just because it's homebrewed.

I was just trying to say that were all in thw same boat. We all brew beer in our driveways or garages or basements. Were not pros and none of our beers should be compared to the ones on the shelves. Theres probably good reason their beers are being sold. Thats not to say some homebrewers beers COULDNT be sold, but theyre not, for whatever reason. We also all know BMC is easy drinking beer that is consumed by far more people than craft beer. It may not sit well with us but its a fact of life. Just ask Tootie and Jo.