Let me ask you folks this.When you choose a style of beer to brew,do you expect your brew to adhere to the specs. of said beer?Or,do you allow for variations? This is what I do. We all know that there are just a few basic types of malt extracts. Pale,Amber,Dark and Wheat.I choose an extract,look at my hops chart to see what might go good with the extract and brew it. I don't reproduce or clone any mass produced beers,but concoct my own recipes based on my tastes and imagination.Wheat beers are the only type that I will add flavoring or spices to. Since my beers come in contact with only a few friends,my recipes seem to fit the bill. I took inventory today of my homebrew stock for the summer months,and I have almost 9 cases of 11 different brews to savor over the summer months.I am now making plans for my return to brewing in the fall.Hope you all have a prosperous and wonderfull summer.....Stay thirsty(Sorry,I hate that Dos Equis commercial)
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This is the beauty of homebrewing, is it not? If you want to brew to style, the guidelines are freely available. If you want to experiment... well, it's your beer, do what you want.
Unless you are entering a contest and need to follow style guidelines, you should always brew what you like. Doesn't matter if it fits nicely into a style or not.
That being said, when brewing a new or unfamiliar style I try to stay as true to it as I can in order for me to get a "baseline" to go by.
I am finding I enjoy many beers drier than the style guidelines specify. On the other hand, I occasionally enjoy an oversweet brown or honey brown/wheat.
Cheers! Pez.
That being said, when brewing a new or unfamiliar style I try to stay as true to it as I can in order for me to get a "baseline" to go by.
I am finding I enjoy many beers drier than the style guidelines specify. On the other hand, I occasionally enjoy an oversweet brown or honey brown/wheat.
Cheers! Pez.
I brew what I like but I do reference the BjCP guidelines for research of ingredients and specifications that fit the general style of beer I am going for and use that, as well as commercial examples to create a baseline for the recipe and then tweak it from there to what I like.
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