Hi everybody, I am based in UK (Woking Surrey) and have been brewing for little over a year, 9 batches all grain in total if I recall correctly.
I have been using recipes found in this forum minus changes based on ingredients availability and personal taste.
The beer is turning out fine but I don't have enough knowledge myself or people around who can asses the beer objectively and tell me exactly where it stands and how to improve it.
My friends and colleagues keep saying it is great but are unable to provide any valuable feedback beyond what appears to be personal taste.
I know the beer isn't great, I just think my friends know even less about beer than I do.
I am not aware of any local homebrew club around and I really have not managed to find much information about competitions in UK.
Not sure what to do, so looking for recommendations.
Maybe switch to brewing recipes from "Can you brew it", so I can compare with the commercial version and decide if my process and technique is up to standard.
Maybe switch to proven recipes from a book or buying AG kits to at least remove issues that may arise from bad recipe formulation.
Maybe getting my process reviewed by you, but it would be a long long write-up (i tend to write too much!), not sure if someone would be interested in reading.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
p
I have been using recipes found in this forum minus changes based on ingredients availability and personal taste.
The beer is turning out fine but I don't have enough knowledge myself or people around who can asses the beer objectively and tell me exactly where it stands and how to improve it.
My friends and colleagues keep saying it is great but are unable to provide any valuable feedback beyond what appears to be personal taste.
I know the beer isn't great, I just think my friends know even less about beer than I do.
I am not aware of any local homebrew club around and I really have not managed to find much information about competitions in UK.
Not sure what to do, so looking for recommendations.
Maybe switch to brewing recipes from "Can you brew it", so I can compare with the commercial version and decide if my process and technique is up to standard.
Maybe switch to proven recipes from a book or buying AG kits to at least remove issues that may arise from bad recipe formulation.
Maybe getting my process reviewed by you, but it would be a long long write-up (i tend to write too much!), not sure if someone would be interested in reading.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
p