tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post2506042952719378930..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: What sort of recipe do you brew most often?The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-25973529016423652682009-12-29T11:28:57.900-05:002009-12-29T11:28:57.900-05:00I find the creation of the recipe to be the most e...I find the creation of the recipe to be the most entertaining part of the hobby. However my wife disagrees as I spend hours with textbooks and the internet in front of me looking for inspiration and hard to find ingredients.<br /><br />The "why" that you leave on your blog is what makes it worth reading. I don't want to make your recipe, but understanding why you did what you did helps me decide what I might want to do (or not do). It's makes the blog like an exotic remote homebrew club!<br /><br />I will admit however that I 90% copied your dark orange rosemary saison, although you 90% copied Pizza Port/Lost Abbey, so we're even!<br /><br />Your audience is a bit skewed from the average homebrewer towards people that will typically custom build recipes.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722696433409080009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-29583350040953390072009-12-11T15:18:27.618-05:002009-12-11T15:18:27.618-05:00"I'm racking a sticke onto carrot juice t..."I'm racking a sticke onto carrot juice tomorrow - it could go either way."<br /><br />Umm . . . I have a feeling it'll go one way.<br /><br />That being said, building a beer around an idea is one of the most fun parts of brewing.hornydevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665569179859482060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-66077712445684416512009-12-05T23:52:12.028-05:002009-12-05T23:52:12.028-05:00I have to agree. The research might be the best p...I have to agree. The research might be the best part. Its is more fun (tho potentially disastrous) to start with an idea and build the beer. I'm racking a sticke onto carrot juice tomorrow - it could go either way. <br /><br />I also think you can only get so much from following recipes to the letter. Every set of equipment and each brewer, thru experience and preference, adds subtle differences to the process that can't be captured in a recipe. I'm sure you and I would make the same recipe into a different beer.Christopher Pepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061892348510685752noreply@blogger.com