PorterPete
Active Member
I finally cracked open a bottle of my first homebrew batch (NG 1 gallon Caribou Slobber Extract). It tasted alright but really brought to light that I don't know the flavors of beer to well.
I do know what I like in my beers and can taste certain tones when I know what I am looking for. However, when trying to describe or pick out flavors of this batch I was stumped. It was not what I expected and probably a little thin. I am going to give it another week of conditioning.
Guess my question is what's a good way to learn the correlation of what is going in and what flavors you are aiming for the end result? Also learning what some of the off flavors are so you know if you taste them what to do.
I figured with a kit I would kinda know what the output would be expected. It just didnt taste right, not bad just not what I expected.
I do know what I like in my beers and can taste certain tones when I know what I am looking for. However, when trying to describe or pick out flavors of this batch I was stumped. It was not what I expected and probably a little thin. I am going to give it another week of conditioning.
Guess my question is what's a good way to learn the correlation of what is going in and what flavors you are aiming for the end result? Also learning what some of the off flavors are so you know if you taste them what to do.
I figured with a kit I would kinda know what the output would be expected. It just didnt taste right, not bad just not what I expected.