32Brew
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I have a question to throw out here: What would you do if you brewed a Shiner Bock clone?
I've taken up brewing, and although it's only been about 6 months, SWMBO has silently seen the brewing equipment (and debit card charges) stack up. I vowed I would do a brew for her, even though I knew it probably wouldn't be up my alley. Out all of the considerations, she chose a Shiner Bock clone. (she's not really a beer drinker, but more of a sweet wine drinker) It could have been worse, but I'll brew her choice. More importantly in this scenario, I'll be drinking the vast majority of this brew....she'll probably only drink a 12-pack out of a 5gal brew.
Thing is, I've been doing some thinking about this. What should I do? Should I stick to the 5gal recipe and suck it up til it's done? Should I only brew a partial recipe at 2 or 3gal and set it aside for eternity?
OOOOORRRRRR... Should I tweak the recipe (sub a few pounds of Munich/pils) to give it more flavor and claim "ohh babe, it's mah brewin' skillz that made it this gud!" so that it's more palatable to me (although not a clone at this point) considering I will end up drinking the considerable majority of this batch?
What would you do for your SWMBO's requests?
I've taken up brewing, and although it's only been about 6 months, SWMBO has silently seen the brewing equipment (and debit card charges) stack up. I vowed I would do a brew for her, even though I knew it probably wouldn't be up my alley. Out all of the considerations, she chose a Shiner Bock clone. (she's not really a beer drinker, but more of a sweet wine drinker) It could have been worse, but I'll brew her choice. More importantly in this scenario, I'll be drinking the vast majority of this brew....she'll probably only drink a 12-pack out of a 5gal brew.
Thing is, I've been doing some thinking about this. What should I do? Should I stick to the 5gal recipe and suck it up til it's done? Should I only brew a partial recipe at 2 or 3gal and set it aside for eternity?
OOOOORRRRRR... Should I tweak the recipe (sub a few pounds of Munich/pils) to give it more flavor and claim "ohh babe, it's mah brewin' skillz that made it this gud!" so that it's more palatable to me (although not a clone at this point) considering I will end up drinking the considerable majority of this batch?
What would you do for your SWMBO's requests?