MrClint
Well-Known Member
New guy to brewing, chatting up every new brew. I hope that's not too annoying?
The Northern Brewer recipe kits have struck marketing gold. They force us to buy two one-gallon kits on Amazon. I've got to say that their kit brews are an excellent teaching tool, for those that respect real world/hands on lessons. I'm tasting the grains, I'm tasting the hops, raw, cooked and brewed. Trying to dial things in, and asking questions here while I'm still a new guy. I bought the kit with the Sierra Madre (Sierra Nevada clone) and Cream Ale. The Cream Ale drew me in, what an interesting thing to try.
To make a short story longer, I was passing through Trader Joes and walked out with a six'r of Sierra Nevada ale. First taste of SN? A super hoppy blast of bitterness. Not pleasing or impressed at all (initially). Wait for it. There is some depth there. That taste cuts through. That's the liquid concoction that started all of this craft beer tomfoolery? I get it now. I'm two six packs in and have a real taste for SN, and now I have the clone from NB in the fermenter as we speak. Couldn't wait to get this one going.
There you go, learning to brew and respecting the process. Soon I will have more beer. Cheers!
The Northern Brewer recipe kits have struck marketing gold. They force us to buy two one-gallon kits on Amazon. I've got to say that their kit brews are an excellent teaching tool, for those that respect real world/hands on lessons. I'm tasting the grains, I'm tasting the hops, raw, cooked and brewed. Trying to dial things in, and asking questions here while I'm still a new guy. I bought the kit with the Sierra Madre (Sierra Nevada clone) and Cream Ale. The Cream Ale drew me in, what an interesting thing to try.
To make a short story longer, I was passing through Trader Joes and walked out with a six'r of Sierra Nevada ale. First taste of SN? A super hoppy blast of bitterness. Not pleasing or impressed at all (initially). Wait for it. There is some depth there. That taste cuts through. That's the liquid concoction that started all of this craft beer tomfoolery? I get it now. I'm two six packs in and have a real taste for SN, and now I have the clone from NB in the fermenter as we speak. Couldn't wait to get this one going.
There you go, learning to brew and respecting the process. Soon I will have more beer. Cheers!