Saw this on Facebook, other than some corn grits here and there I’m pretty much in the “4 ingredients” camp. Where do you fit in?
I'm with you on this Craigerrr. I like to try off the beaten path hops with different grain combos as well.I don't like to paint myself into any corners. I might have 4 or 5 different hop varieties in a batch, with 2 grains, or I might have one hop, and 6 grains. Or I might......
Flavorings or spices though I must side with Nosy, never want to over do it, keep it subtle.
I brew simple because that's what I prefer. That hasn't stopped me from making a damned good chili pepper beer, attempting to get the flavors of nutella into my beer, some wildly spiced beers, strawberry hefeweizens.... My working mantra is if I can make simple beers well, I can make complex ones well - I've reached the point where my recipe is changing things, I'm not seeing variability from the process. So when I go off the beaten track and do, say, a Speltweizen, I know the changes are from ingredients, not process.I'm with you on this Craigerrr. I like to try off the beaten path hops with different grain combos as well.
I thought it meant the 4 basic ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast....When it relates to Porters or Stouts, I can't see using 4 or less... because so much goes into these (malt wise).
I agree, you are correct sir.I thought it meant the 4 basic ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast....
No worries. I too use more than 4 malts in a brown ale... I just wanted to make sure I didn't misunderstand.I agree, you are correct sir.
I went off on a tangent.