So here's where I'm at. I've brewed a few Meads and Ciders(recently bottled carbed and will taste a caramel cider on the 21st, didn't plan that or anything..) and I've come to a point with my brewing addiction that I want to try my hand at beer. Simple right? Not so much.
I've tried enjoying beer but for the most part I've failed, and not entirely do to taste. More so I'm one of the small percent of men who get Cluster Migraines. As I found out a few years back (and not in a fun way) the few beers I'd tried ended up bringing on one of these drill a hole in your head migraines. So I sadly shut the door on beer in my life and stuck to sweeter drinks and spirits. I've gone back to trying a few beers here and there and found a few that actually worked pretty well, those being Labatt Blue, Henry Weinhard private reserve, Tilted Kilt ale and Corona. For the longest time I thought it might have something to do with the taste or bitterness. Not too sure still.
If homebrewing has taught me anything it's that you can brew anything to your taste and liking. So since I don't want to shut beer out of my life any longer I want to begin dabbling in beer brewing.
So my questions are thus: Anyone had any similar experiences? Recommendations for a good entry point recipe or which to steer clear for a first batch?
Since I tend to like things a bit more on the sweet side I'd stumbled onto this but wanted some thoughts as to the ease of brewing this on a first run, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f78/vanilla-caramel-cream-ale-23680/. Kind of on a caramel kick still. Any other suggestions more than welcome.
Thank you for the help in advance.
I've tried enjoying beer but for the most part I've failed, and not entirely do to taste. More so I'm one of the small percent of men who get Cluster Migraines. As I found out a few years back (and not in a fun way) the few beers I'd tried ended up bringing on one of these drill a hole in your head migraines. So I sadly shut the door on beer in my life and stuck to sweeter drinks and spirits. I've gone back to trying a few beers here and there and found a few that actually worked pretty well, those being Labatt Blue, Henry Weinhard private reserve, Tilted Kilt ale and Corona. For the longest time I thought it might have something to do with the taste or bitterness. Not too sure still.
If homebrewing has taught me anything it's that you can brew anything to your taste and liking. So since I don't want to shut beer out of my life any longer I want to begin dabbling in beer brewing.
So my questions are thus: Anyone had any similar experiences? Recommendations for a good entry point recipe or which to steer clear for a first batch?
Since I tend to like things a bit more on the sweet side I'd stumbled onto this but wanted some thoughts as to the ease of brewing this on a first run, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f78/vanilla-caramel-cream-ale-23680/. Kind of on a caramel kick still. Any other suggestions more than welcome.
Thank you for the help in advance.