I didn't know Bill Clinton was a homebrewer.
Yeah dude, his Lewinsky Wit will literally blow you away.
- Why clone a beer when I can just go buy it?
I think my hombrew's name, Crackpot Brewing, says it all:
- You can brew good beers with extract as long as it's fresh and balance it out with a nice grain bill.
- Brewing is a journey, enjoy the trip.
- Brew what you like, the way you like. Do what works for you.
- Bottled beer tastes (slightly) different.
- Balance matters the most, not necessarily how much wacky ingredients, ABV or IBUs are in it.
- Hot pepper beers are good for drinking about one bottle.
- Why clone a beer when I can just go buy it?
- Style, schmyle. Sometimes it's fun to brew something totally off-kilter.
- Charging $6 or more for a 12 oz bottle is ridiculous!
My first clone attempt, Dogfish Head 60-minute was to see if I could (not great). Side by side tasting is a good learning tool.
My most common clone, Redhook Double Black Stout, is because I can't just go buy SWMBO's favorite. It hasn't been available in Middle Georgia since 2006. Nor can I refind St. Landelin La Divine. Then there are one-offs (Terrapin Reunion '10, Redhook 8-4-1 Expedition Ale), and Stone has discontinued Sublimely Self-Righteous.
BTW, you do know Oliver Wendell Jones cloned Bill.
I agree with everything except the clone item. I can brew a clone for much less than it costs at a store. If I drank more highly hopped IPAs then maybe that would not be the case. It is also a challenge.
My first clone attempt, Dogfish Head 60-minute was to see if I could (not great). Side by side tasting is a good learning tool.
My most common clone, Redhook Double Black Stout, is because I can't just go buy SWMBO's favorite. It hasn't been available in Middle Georgia since 2006. Nor can I refind St. Landelin La Divine. Then there are one-offs (Terrapin Reunion '10, Redhook 8-4-1 Expedition Ale), and Stone has discontinued Sublimely Self-Righteous.
BTW, you do know Oliver Wendell Jones cloned Bill.
After reading through this whole thread, I have to say"wow"! What a bunch of opinionated jerks. I thought beekeepers were bad. Anyway, I love brewing. Blah blah with joy. It's fun! Blah, blah, blah.
Session IPAs are **** and so are breweries that sell them for the same price as their double IPA.
Brett saisons are possibly the best beers on the planet...And pellicles are awesome! 😉🍻
How do you sanitize in a dishwasher?
I love session IPA. Yeah, it's a marketing ploy but it is some tasty beer. Point brewery is one I thoroughly enjoy.
That and marketing plots are not necessarily a bad thing. I like the pretty cans!
I think my hombrew's name, Crackpot Brewing, says it all:
- You can brew good beers with extract as long as it's fresh and balance it out with a nice grain bill.
- Brewing is a journey, enjoy the trip.
- Brew what you like, the way you like. Do what works for you.
- Bottled beer tastes (slightly) different.
- Balance matters the most, not necessarily how much wacky ingredients, ABV or IBUs are in it.
- Hot pepper beers are good for drinking about one bottle.
- Why clone a beer when I can just go buy it?
- Style, schmyle. Sometimes it's fun to brew something totally off-kilter.
- Charging $6 or more for a 12 oz bottle is ridiculous!
Everything is sessionable.You mean 7% isn't sessionsable???
Here's my new addition: whirlpooling doesn't work for crap.
Here's my new addition: whirlpooling doesn't work for crap.
I like this one! Maybe if you have a pump it'll work but I gave up trying to stir up an effective whirlpool long ago. Came to terms with the fact that it doesn't matter if a buch of crap makes it into the fermenter.
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