Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:14 am
My 3rd AG beer. I thought I was kind of getting the hang of my process, so I thought I would formulate my own recipe froms scratch. I thought it was as easy as just "hitting the numbers" for the style... i.e. color SRM, IBUs, ABV, etc. Ended up using WAY too much medium crystal (~60L), and that combined with the poor hop selection I had at the time (only Northern Brewer and US EKG I think) it just ended up tasting like crap. I waited a month to see if it would get better, then dumped it.
That's when I learned that recipe creation is much more art than science. And a little crystal is good but a lot can ruin a beer IMO.
PFC BN Army - 43rd Battalion Mashing Squadron