Yesterday I cracked one of my brews.
My second recipe ever! A vanilla amber cream ale. A house recipe from the LHBS.
I thought holy crap this is way better than my first brew!
Now I am drinking it a day later and I can hardly stand it. The vanilla flavor is way too much for me.
I tried Breckenrigde Vanilla Porter a few weeks ago and I almost poured it out even after I payed $9 for a 6 packer. It was almost undrinkable to me and I once drank vodka mixed with root beer... yuck lol!
I guess I just can't stand vanilla.
I recall getting into an incense burning phase in high school and vanilla always gave me a headache.
Anybody else have an utter disgust for vanilla.
Apparently I do!
The weird thing is that yesterday the beer had only 2 or 3 hours in the fridge and was nice and crisp. It had a distinct flavor of the flaked corn. Now 24 hours later it is more rich and vanilla flavored.
the really F***** up thing is that I brewed this beer specifically for SWMBO. Thinking she would like it (BTW she hasn't tried it and I don't think she will) also a few days ago I asked "Hey babe, what if I made a blackberry wheat do you think that sounds good?" she said "I don't know why you keep asking me. I don't drink beer!"
Maybe it's a good thing she stays out of the whole process. So far she hasn't asked any questions about how much money I have invested in equipment. My money is my money. Maybe I have the perfect relationship, but a little appreciation for my new found passion would be good too!
I guess I'll stick to making what I like from now on: stout (the darker the better) IPA (the more IBUs the better) and in the future barley wine (the higher the ABV the better)
My second recipe ever! A vanilla amber cream ale. A house recipe from the LHBS.
I thought holy crap this is way better than my first brew!
Now I am drinking it a day later and I can hardly stand it. The vanilla flavor is way too much for me.
I tried Breckenrigde Vanilla Porter a few weeks ago and I almost poured it out even after I payed $9 for a 6 packer. It was almost undrinkable to me and I once drank vodka mixed with root beer... yuck lol!
I guess I just can't stand vanilla.
I recall getting into an incense burning phase in high school and vanilla always gave me a headache.
Anybody else have an utter disgust for vanilla.
Apparently I do!
The weird thing is that yesterday the beer had only 2 or 3 hours in the fridge and was nice and crisp. It had a distinct flavor of the flaked corn. Now 24 hours later it is more rich and vanilla flavored.
the really F***** up thing is that I brewed this beer specifically for SWMBO. Thinking she would like it (BTW she hasn't tried it and I don't think she will) also a few days ago I asked "Hey babe, what if I made a blackberry wheat do you think that sounds good?" she said "I don't know why you keep asking me. I don't drink beer!"
Maybe it's a good thing she stays out of the whole process. So far she hasn't asked any questions about how much money I have invested in equipment. My money is my money. Maybe I have the perfect relationship, but a little appreciation for my new found passion would be good too!
I guess I'll stick to making what I like from now on: stout (the darker the better) IPA (the more IBUs the better) and in the future barley wine (the higher the ABV the better)