Brewing around the BJCP style guidelines

[beerphoto]

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...

[Danno]

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.

[Lufah]

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

Travis

[beerphoto]

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.

[Ozbrewer]

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

[BentwoodBlue]

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

[Homegrown Hops]

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

[jamilz]

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