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Been listening to the Brewing Network and lovin' it. Jamil has mentioned that he intentionally brewed every style. Sounds like fun - and a great exercise. I'm just getting started brewing and curious if anyone can provide suggestions with which styles to start with...

My recommendation would be to go with the darker, mid gravity styles as they will hide mistakes (off-flavors) better. Styles such as Browns, Porters, Stouts, etc.

Brew what you like to drink. At least that is where I would start.

Travis

Brew what you like to drink. At least that is where I would start.

Yeah - but I like them all. That's like asking a proud father which child is his favorite.

i disagree on brewing the easy ones first, ...it will take you a few batches to work out any problems you have.....if you have brewed before and are happy with your process, try a pils or a CAP youll soon see anything that your doing wrong.....

If your new to it all I would start with 2-3 styles to rote through to get ya system worked out and go from there, APA is nice and simple, a Weiss is good as you can brew and drink it with in a week, and maybe a IPA if you want to strat training your palete for hops

Dumb question time... What's a CAP?

BentwoodBlue wrote:Dumb question time... What's a CAP?

Classic American Pilsner.

I personally wouldnt worry about brewing to style unless of course you want to enter comps. It can be a used as a basis for recipe formulation, but I think that a lot of folks get caught up in the idea that we should all brew to style. I tend to think otherwise, but do sometimes brew to style.

Cheers,
HH

I suggest brewing to style as an exercise in learning the craft of brewing. It is a great way to hone your skills.