brewt00l
Well-Known Member
Kevin Dean said:Those judges measure conformance to a specifc style of beer. It's vital for people interested in competing but for someone who is interested in making good, drinkable beer styles exist only as flavour guidelines, not as absolute traits that make a beer "good".
I'm not by any means saying Jamil or ANYONE makes bad beer, or that people's methods are wrong. Simply that different procedures yield different beers and it's up to the drinker to decide if that difference results in a better or worse beer. I, for instance, like esters a LOT, even in beers that have esters listed as "undesirable". My wife hates esters even in a style-perfect hefe.
Not quite sure where you are going with all that. The guy has demonstrated a pretty clear grasp on how to brew beer in general, not just to specific style guidelines. Either way, I agree..when it comes to your decision to secondary or not, what anyone else does can be a point of reference but it's never a commandment that beer has to be brewed that way.
Course, having an impressive list of credentials, awards and experience behind your name should count for something.