[Fire Rooster]

Grains, Hops, & Yeasts

Over the course of two years many grains were tried.
It seems at the present time Vienna & White wheat are my favorites.
Can't find the love for Munich, which is now off my list, along with Carapils & Crystal.

As far as hops, I'm swaying away from Citra, enjoy Centennial.
Still trying others and haven't found my favorites yet.
Currently trying Simcoe & Amarillo.
Cascade and Mosaic and now also off my list.

Trying BRY97 for the first time, so far Nottingham is my favorite.

Rambling thoughts over.

[goose]

Centennial and Cascade make a good blend as welk

[goose]

Centennial and Cascade make a good blend as welk

[Fire Rooster]

Centennial and Cascade make a good blend as welk

I tried that combo and didn't like it.
I thought Cascade took away from the Centennial.
Then I tried Cascade by itself and found I don't like cascade.
I guess its about personal preference.
Many hear rave about certain hops that I just can't get into.
My tastes are evolving. Citra was my favorite, now it's not.

My wife and I rate every batch (1-10), I can't seem to get past an 8.
Trying variations of centennial, simcoe, and amarillo.

[BrewBama]

That is interesting. I am finding I don’t get these awesome flavors everyone talks about.  I’m finding hops are hops regardless of variety. ...but I’m trying a cpl new techniques to try to improve the flavor.

I have a Falconer’s Flight and my take on Four Wive’s I kegged today to cold dry hop, and a Mt Hood/Cascade Blonde and an all Cascade APA upcoming to try these techniques on.

Have tried some of the blends? 

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[MNWayne]

What style of beer do you prefer?

[trapae]

El dorado, centennial, Columbus, Idaho 7 all work well Together in my opinion.  Citra only in very small amts.  Don’t like cascade.  Love Hallertauer Mittelfrueh for lagers.
Don’t like Vienna (sweet in my opinion).  Just made a dunkel with 60% Munich and love it.  Need to try maris otter. 

[Fire Rooster]

What style of beer do you prefer?

I'm not sure, maybe session IPAs.  My favorite commercial beers are probably
Dogfish Head 90 & 60 minute IPA.  The 90 minute tastes best to me but the ABV
is too high, the 60 minute is a tad too high also.  Before starting brewing my own
All Day IPA by Founders, and Lagunitas IPA was my choice.  I drink 2 daily with dinner so low ABV
is a must.  I realize taste begins to fade as the ABV lowers.  But an ABV of 4.5
seems to be my sweet spot, any lower I think it becomes colored water.

Finding quality/preferred grains and hops seem to be where I'm at, and are more
important with lower ABV.

[Fire Rooster]

El dorado, centennial, Columbus, Idaho 7 all work well Together in my opinion.  Citra only in very small amts.  Don’t like cascade.  Love Hallertauer Mittelfrueh for lagers.
Don’t like Vienna (sweet in my opinion).  Just made a dunkel with 60% Munich and love it.  Need to try maris otter.

I agree Vienna is on the sweet side, but the white wheat backs it off a bit. I didn't like Munich at first but my 50%
Munich batch is aging well and beginning to taste good to me.  I think some grains taste better in
the lower ABV range than others, if that makes any sense.  To be honest I'm lost in a sea of grains, hops, and
yeasts.  On the bright side my beers are slowly getting better.  Will check out that hop combo in time.
A tad sweet is welcoming in the summer months, but maybe not so in the fall/winter months.
A batch brewed with 100% Vienna was too sweet but the flavor was very good. Brewed another batch 50/50
(Vienna, white wheat), was backed off too much.  Next 2 batches are 75/20 and 60/40 to find the
perfect combo.  May try cutting Vienna with Munich and white wheat in the future.  With lower ABV, Vienna
seems to be my preferred base malt.

[BrewBama]

A tad sweet is welcoming in the summer months, but maybe not so in the fall/winter months.

That’s interesting. I prefer more dry and hoppy in the heat (APA, Golden Ale, ...) and a bit of sweet in the cold (Brown Ale, Scottish Ale, 2x Bock, Festbier, ...).


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[erockrph]

A tad sweet is welcoming in the summer months, but maybe not so in the fall/winter months.

That’s interesting. I prefer more dry and hoppy in the heat (APA, Golden Ale, ...) and a bit of sweet in the cold (Brown Ale, Scottish Ale, 2x Bock, Festbier, ...).


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I'm in the same camp, but there are some flavors I associate with "sweetness" that I like in my summer beers that are attenuated fairly dry. For example, the banana/clove of a hefeweizen or certain tropical hop flavors in an IPA give an impression of sweetness on the palate, but the beers themselves finish crisp and dry.

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[Fire Rooster]

A tad sweet is welcoming in the summer months, but maybe not so in the fall/winter months.

That’s interesting. I prefer more dry and hoppy in the heat (APA, Golden Ale, ...) and a bit of sweet in the cold (Brown Ale, Scottish Ale, 2x Bock, Festbier, ...).


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Corona with lime, blue moon with orange, and lemonade aren't enjoyable in the Winter.
Guess it's all in the mind, should taste the same, nonetheless its preferred in warm/hot weather.

[Fire Rooster]

A tad sweet is welcoming in the summer months, but maybe not so in the fall/winter months.

That’s interesting. I prefer more dry and hoppy in the heat (APA, Golden Ale, ...) and a bit of sweet in the cold (Brown Ale, Scottish Ale, 2x Bock, Festbier, ...).

Perhaps a play with words, but slightly fruity is perhaps a better description on desirable summer beers.
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I'm in the same camp, but there are some flavors I associate with "sweetness" that I like in my summer beers that are attenuated fairly dry. For example, the banana/clove of a hefeweizen or certain tropical hop flavors in an IPA give an impression of sweetness on the palate, but the beers themselves finish crisp and dry.

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[Fire Rooster]

A tad sweet is welcoming in the summer months, but maybe not so in the fall/winter months.

That’s interesting. I prefer more dry and hoppy in the heat (APA, Golden Ale, ...) and a bit of sweet in the cold (Brown Ale, Scottish Ale, 2x Bock, Festbier, ...).

Perhaps a play with words, but slightly fruity is perhaps a better description on desirable summer beers.
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I'm in the same camp, but there are some flavors I associate with "sweetness" that I like in my summer beers that are attenuated fairly dry. For example, the banana/clove of a hefeweizen or certain tropical hop flavors in an IPA give an impression of sweetness on the palate, but the beers themselves finish crisp and dry.

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Perhaps a play with words, but slightly fruity/citrusy is possibly a better description for my summer beer preferences.

[BrewBama]

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