i've felt a vibe recently, and just want to tell the homebrew curious, BMC croud...just hold your tounge, you'll find the beer for you! :MUG:
Wouldn't an even cheaper alternative for BMC crowd be to get some distilled alcohol, put a few ml of it in a glass vof water along with a drop or 2 of yellow food coloring?
to the homebrew curious, don't spaz at the elitists....you'll learn the basics and be on your way to making whatever beer, however good you deem worth the effort to put into....
Don't get me wrong, if people want to home brew BMC lookalikes, break a leg!that's the attitude i was trying to fight against....people go "damn, i can make my own!" then all the sudden they're not allowed to because it has to be supreme....
and no i can distill a batch for $1.25 a 1.75l with a wheat germ sugar wash....so making your own is still cheaper...
to the homebrew curious, don't spaz at the elitists....you'll learn the basics and be on your way to making whatever beer, however good you deem worth the effort to put into....
I just can't understand why anyone would want to invest time and money to create something so bland and boring.
Liking BMC is OK, trying to make it is OK. Judging people for that, is NOT OK.
Another thing to consider, while we all prefer different styles, we're all beer lovers.
And the big monster(s), BMC, actually had a lot to do with the enabling our hobby.
I doubt malt and other ingredients would be available on the scale they are were it not for decades of growth of the commercial beer industry.
BMC, like it or not is a part of the puzzle and we benefit from trickle-down technology even while creating some of our own.
Not surprised, but like the phone company they built an infrastructure & supply chain that competitors ultimately took advantage of.sorta what i was thinking...but more along the lines of, "sounds hard"..and i don't want ANYONE to be discouraged from even using pre hoped coopers kits...
adding the yeast is half the battle! "Yo, Brew!"
i've heard that BMC lobbyed against legalizing homebrewing?
Not surprised, but like the phone company they built an infrastructure & supply chain that competitors ultimately took advantage of.
Here is an interesting document that explains the history of Barley in the US through 1978, about the time that homebrew was made legal again (Thanks Jimmy!).i thought BMC malted their own, and have patented contract hops?
I agree but it's hard to do that. Noob's come here and ask noobie questions. They don't want to hear that their beer is going to be crap. They want/need to hear that beer is resilient and most times a mistake here or there, it will still be OK and still be beer...i think, newbies should take the elitists in stride. and there should be more of a support group for people just curious about homebrewing....
They want/need to hear that beer is resilient and most times a mistake here or there, it will still be OK and
Just because it looks like BMC, doesn’t make it bland and boring. I guarantee this has much more flavor. It’s also nearly as easy to make as anything else I brew. 100% Pilsner malt, Tettnang & Mittelfrueh hops, water, yeast.Don't get me wrong, if people want to home brew BMC lookalikes, break a leg!
I just can't understand why anyone would want to invest time and money to create something so bland and boring.
Just because it looks like BMC, doesn’t make it bland and boring. I guarantee this has much more flavor. It’s also nearly as easy to make as anything else I brew. 100% Pilsner malt, Tettnang & Mittelfrueh hops, water, yeast.
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Not long at all. I have this German Pilsner recipe and a pseudo Bo-pils recipe that I alternate. Both are just adaptations of published recipes from the internet and a big online homebrew supply shop. I tweaked them to work with my system. Dry yeast and kegged when done. Nothing complicated.looks smooth AND creamy! out of curiosity how long did you have to spend working on the perfect recipie?
Nothing complicated.
Definitely. I scorched the hell out of my very first try (extract kit) on the stovetop. I’ve also dumped quite a few batches too.Simplicity is deceptive. A fancy stained glass window can be pretty awe inspiring even with a century or so of grime. A simple plate glass better be spotless. There's skill involved in @camonick's impressive example above. Simple, easy, sure. But it isn't his first or 12th batch.
Often times when I read something denigrating BMC as crap beer it's acknowledged at the same time how damned hard it is to brew a clone.
That's not to disagree with anything @bracconiere's saying about meeting a new brewer where they are. I'd venture a guess that most of us started off with some pretty crappy kit beers. I know I did. And I was extremely proud of those mediocre beers.
saying about meeting a new brewer where they are. I'd venture a guess that most of us started off with some pretty crappy kit beers.
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