a few weeks back, i decided to test out both my brewpots because the wife was saying that she got a tinny aftertaste with some of my beers. it didn't seem to be all of them, and she also got it from some commercial beers. fwiw, i don't think i ever got that taste.
so, i did 2 identical batches using the different pots. one of them is a little more scratched up than the other. back to back brews, tried to keep everything as similar as possible. basically a vienna pale ale, with a little honey malt thrown in.
we recently did a taste test with my wife and 2 friends. i poured out 3 samples for each (2 of which were the same) and asked them if they tasted a difference. (i probably could have asked them in a more neutral way, but oh well)
i was very pleasantly surprised to see no one was able to correctly separate the brews, and I don't believe anyone got a tinny taste.
so that leads me to 2 conclusions:
1. at least when doing back to back brews on the same day, I'm fairly consistent
2. my wife is crazy and doesn't know what she's talking about :roll:
i can confidently say that at least one of those is right
so, i did 2 identical batches using the different pots. one of them is a little more scratched up than the other. back to back brews, tried to keep everything as similar as possible. basically a vienna pale ale, with a little honey malt thrown in.
we recently did a taste test with my wife and 2 friends. i poured out 3 samples for each (2 of which were the same) and asked them if they tasted a difference. (i probably could have asked them in a more neutral way, but oh well)
i was very pleasantly surprised to see no one was able to correctly separate the brews, and I don't believe anyone got a tinny taste.
so that leads me to 2 conclusions:
1. at least when doing back to back brews on the same day, I'm fairly consistent
2. my wife is crazy and doesn't know what she's talking about :roll:
i can confidently say that at least one of those is right