tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post5914035599898927503..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: How often do you try to brew a BJCP classic style?The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-2395115885702204192008-05-25T22:01:00.000-04:002008-05-25T22:01:00.000-04:00I consider myself far from fixated on "sticking to...I consider myself far from fixated on "sticking to style" but nevertheless my brews have been more traditional and less adventurous of late. There are still styles I've yet to brew, especially since I did just ales for the first several years, so I'll keep general parameters in mind as I'm trying to put together a Märzen, Rauchbier, etc. recipe together. Still, I'm usually not too fixated on keeping the gravity, IBUs, and sometimes even SRM exactly within guidelines.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062313544846423344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-1036336292707720742008-05-21T13:52:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:52:00.000-04:00Certainly a competitive category, especially in th...Certainly a competitive category, especially in this case where an IPA went on to take best of show. I’m not concerned that I didn’t win, I am more concerned with the comments, things like hot/fusel alcohol, inappropriate hop character, no hop aroma etc… It sounds so different from what I taste (and what the ingredients were) that it almost seems like my beer was switched.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-66550045132773913772008-05-21T10:54:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:54:00.000-04:00The IPA category is notoriously hard to compete in...The IPA category is notoriously hard to compete in because it's a style that a lot of beer enthusiasts are very familiar with, leading to prejudices and comparisons to a personal favorite example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com