NewTexian
Well-Known Member
Every now and then, my taste buds get home sick.
My very first exposure to beer was a cream ale an iconic brand of cream ale in NY where I grew up.
I was very young under 10, maybe. I asked the old man if I could have some of his beer. Im guessing he wanted to get a good laugh, so he let me have a sip. I made the typical face that kids make when they experience something that highly offends their taste buds and proceeded to yell in disgust, spitting to clean the stuff from my tongue.
When I got older, I appreciated the beer a little more but since Ive been in Texas for 14 years, I havent had it in what feels like forever.
Time to do something about that.
I spent some time scouring the net for some type of Genny clone recipe. This one is pretty close to one that is being called a dead ringer. The one I based my recipe on is a 15 gallon batch, so I had to make some approximations when converting it to a 5 gallon batch.
And... I was lucky enough to find some Genny at Spec's on my lunch hour today. First time I've *ever* seen it in Texas. Now, I can compare them directly and see if I'm even close when I'm done.
My very first exposure to beer was a cream ale an iconic brand of cream ale in NY where I grew up.
I was very young under 10, maybe. I asked the old man if I could have some of his beer. Im guessing he wanted to get a good laugh, so he let me have a sip. I made the typical face that kids make when they experience something that highly offends their taste buds and proceeded to yell in disgust, spitting to clean the stuff from my tongue.
When I got older, I appreciated the beer a little more but since Ive been in Texas for 14 years, I havent had it in what feels like forever.
Time to do something about that.
I spent some time scouring the net for some type of Genny clone recipe. This one is pretty close to one that is being called a dead ringer. The one I based my recipe on is a 15 gallon batch, so I had to make some approximations when converting it to a 5 gallon batch.
And... I was lucky enough to find some Genny at Spec's on my lunch hour today. First time I've *ever* seen it in Texas. Now, I can compare them directly and see if I'm even close when I'm done.
