Topic: Official Esink Home Brewing Thread

[Govtcheez]

> Why do I dislike Guinness but love black and tans?

Have you tried Bass by itself?

> Can you explain stout to me? I really don't get it at all. I know it's wrong when people refer to it with all different beers like, this beer is very stout because it's a style not a characteristic.

A stout's a dark, thick beer with dark roasted malts and typically tastes like chocolate or coffee (or in the case of Guinness, dirt).  If I described something that isn't a stout as stout I'd probably just mean it was thick and heavy.

[Steve]

So Guinness is considered a stout? I can't stand Guinness but I want too like a beer that style. It was always my impression that dark beer = bitter beer but I have learned in my readings that it's simply not the case.

[Govtcheez]

Yes, Guinness is a stout

[Steve]

Have you ever tried a milk stout? This one could be a fun brew

http://www.apexbrewwares.com/Recipe-Kits/Malted-Milk-Stout.html

I like the sound of this one too

http://www.apexbrewwares.com/Recipe-Kits/Sammy-s-Oatmeal-Stout.html

And I have this pumpkin beer in the bottles now. I opened one a week early the other day to try it. Not fully carbonated yet, but easily the best pumpkin beer I have ever had

http://www.apexbrewwares.com/Recipe-Kits/Jack-O-Lantern-Juice-Harvest-Pumpkin-Ale.html

[Govtcheez]

I don't really like stouts, tbh

edit: I'm not a big fan of pumpkin beers either, although I love fall beers in general

[Govtcheez]

If you're trying to learn about different styles of beer, go out and try a bunch of different ones, don't brew them.  If you fuck up the brew you could get the wrong idea about the style, plus if you don't like it you're stuck with 5 gallons of beer you don't like.

[Steve]

Yea i need to plan a trip to St Louis, or a night out next time i'm in GR. Well not the next time, i will be up there next weekend to move the rest of out stuff down from storage.

[Govtcheez]

You don't even need to do that.  Go to Sicilianos on Lake Michigan Dr (near the 196 exit) and just grab whatever you're interested.  They sell homebrewing stuff too.

[Govtcheez]

http://sicilianosmkt.com/

[Steve]

Think one of the newbs on the HB forum was talking bout buying equipment there. Maybe I will swing by there before I pickup the Penske truck.

[Govtcheez]

I went there a few weeks ago when I was in GR, they've got a lot of good stuff.

[Mike]

> Why do I dislike Guinness but love black and tans?

Have you tried Bass by itself?

Come to think of it, I don't think I have.  Might actually have to grab one.

[Steve]

I went there a few weeks ago when I was in GR, they've got a lot of good stuff.

You going to be in GR next weekend? I can bring up a few bottles of the Amarillo IPA.

Mike, I ordered the mango wheat beer kit today. If you want I'll send you a six pack when it's done. Same for you Govt.

[Govtcheez]

I've got no plans to be in GR for the forseeable future, but I'll trade you a sixer of my oktoberfest if you want.

[Steve]

Yea that'll work. I'll let you know once mango is in the bottles. I will probably give it the three weeks to carb up right before shipping it and we can swap em. I like mango, and I like some wheat beers so I'm super curious to see how it comes out. Knowing Jeremy (Apex) the kit will probably show up tomorrow, Monday at the latest. That way I can send one or two of them along with the IPA because they should only be ~11 days apart.