tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post1312850423449264237..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: Which is the most important?The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-5816331199961130752009-09-08T09:13:55.733-04:002009-09-08T09:13:55.733-04:00Lots of good suggestions, thanks guys.
I have a f...Lots of good suggestions, thanks guys.<br /><br />I have a friend or two who won't touch the funk, but by and large most of my beer friends love sours.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-7689064070813115572009-09-04T12:54:39.895-04:002009-09-04T12:54:39.895-04:00I think all aspects of yeast handling really. Eve...I think all aspects of yeast handling really. Everything else is just making the conditions right for the yeast to go to town. That said, the two most important things for my brewing have been 1) making starters and 2) making sure to aerate/oxygenate.<br /><br /><br />Temp control is something I really want, but I live in a small apartment and I can't really fit a second fridge to put it in. I do imagine that it would help my beer a lot though.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373862712031162057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-27202358034379665742009-09-04T09:46:33.801-04:002009-09-04T09:46:33.801-04:00I think the crux of the issue is that too many peo...I think the crux of the issue is that too many people shoot for a target rather than working with what they've got. A fridge and temp probe certainly is going to enable you to brew lager (and I'm about to try Batch 0 here) but people seem to write off results that are "off the mark". Steam beer, for instance, was just a result of people putting lagers in "dark places" without fridges and whatnot and the result was "steam beer".<br /><br />While having the proper equipment might be nice, I think brewers need to go along with the weird stuff more often. Frankly I'm suprised you didn't touch on this in your post. NONE of my friends, who consider themselves beer connoisseurs, will touch a funk beer like the Dutchesse. I'm suprised the MAD FERMENTATIONIST hasn't encountered other people unwilling to touch the funk. ;)Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187478308938410696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-9299483837186969932009-09-03T23:58:23.172-04:002009-09-03T23:58:23.172-04:00I'm with Noah -- fermentation control is secon...I'm with Noah -- fermentation control is second only to sanitation on the technique side. It's such a simple thing to buy a digital controller, tape the probe to the side of the carboy, cover the probe with insulation, and place the whole thing into a spare frig. Why don't more people do it? I hear about people trying to cheat with wet towels, dark closets, fans, etc., when putting the carboy into a frig with a controller is a sure-fire way to fix the problem. It's so simple, yet makes such a difference when you get the fermentation temperature right. I think it's time for Charlie Papazian to add another chapter to the Primer.Huningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315687396623735016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-88312123337431461292009-09-03T21:21:16.120-04:002009-09-03T21:21:16.120-04:00fermentation temperature control is under represen...fermentation temperature control is under represented in the newbie brew culture. It's so important, and so often ignored.np0xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407280621482257517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-1771802233518377982009-09-03T20:55:56.796-04:002009-09-03T20:55:56.796-04:00Brewing in the late autumn and winter when there a...Brewing in the late autumn and winter when there are fewer wild critters to compete for Top Fermentationist.jemphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619442398606719211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-48665238073383817762009-09-03T20:20:41.280-04:002009-09-03T20:20:41.280-04:00>>> Any simple techniques that people thi...>>> Any simple techniques that people think have really improved their brewing (or cooking)?<br /><br />Making your own _______.<br /><br />Bread, stock, even something like vinaigrette, the industrial produced version never tastes as good as the small-batch version, ever.rsknoreply@blogger.com