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jmkratt · 02-25-2014, 03:04 PM

Just like anything else it takes practice.

I brewed for years but quit a couple months back. Going All Grain and utilizing a fermentation chamber to control temperatures of different stages in fermentation allowed for a vast improvement in quality. I thought most of what I brewed was very good, some was less so but it was fun to experiment. I mostly brewed what I wanted to brew but I did several commercial "clones". In blind side by side of Founders Breakfast Stout and my homebrew people couldn't tell the difference, I couldn't tell the difference. My Zombie Dust recipe was pretty damn close, a little hazy, but when compared to the real thing it was basically there. You can absolutely make good homebrew.

Home brewing is great. In hindsight having 5 taps in the basement with 25 gallons of beer on hand at all times turned out to be too much so, I brew no longer, at least until the kids get older

EDIT: Oh yeah I tried Colby's IPA a couple years ago, he did a good job

02-25-2014, 03:04 PM	#18
jmkratt You want heavy? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,881 Shows Seen: 41 DMB Hub Stubs: 19 My Tour Central Stats	Re: OFFICIAL Home Brewing Thread Just like anything else it takes practice. I brewed for years but quit a couple months back. Going All Grain and utilizing a fermentation chamber to control temperatures of different stages in fermentation allowed for a vast improvement in quality. I thought most of what I brewed was very good, some was less so but it was fun to experiment. I mostly brewed what I wanted to brew but I did several commercial "clones". In blind side by side of Founders Breakfast Stout and my homebrew people couldn't tell the difference, I couldn't tell the difference. My Zombie Dust recipe was pretty damn close, a little hazy, but when compared to the real thing it was basically there. You can absolutely make good homebrew. Home brewing is great. In hindsight having 5 taps in the basement with 25 gallons of beer on hand at all times turned out to be too much so, I brew no longer, at least until the kids get older EDIT: Oh yeah I tried Colby's IPA a couple years ago, he did a good job __________________ John K Last edited by jmkratt; 02-25-2014 at 03:06 PM.