mrTbeer
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I haven't been in this hobby too long but have been going back to a Kit again instead of AG.
Picked up a can of Cascade Chocolate Porter when visiting their brewery in Hobart and made it with a few improvements from basic recipe. (Apparently they are discontinuing their Cans)
Anyway I used the packet yeast but did everything else with 'best practice' learned from following AG recipes and AHB.
Side by side comparison with a commercial stout and it's obvious to me (and the wife) which is the home brew. Still pretty new 3 weeks in bottle but it tastes sweeter and less complex, different mouthfeel.
Why is kit home brew identifiable as home brew twang? Don't wanna sound stoopid but my tasting notes are limited to tastes good/great, tastes like 'brand', tastes shit, tastes like home brew.
Picked up a can of Cascade Chocolate Porter when visiting their brewery in Hobart and made it with a few improvements from basic recipe. (Apparently they are discontinuing their Cans)
Anyway I used the packet yeast but did everything else with 'best practice' learned from following AG recipes and AHB.
Side by side comparison with a commercial stout and it's obvious to me (and the wife) which is the home brew. Still pretty new 3 weeks in bottle but it tastes sweeter and less complex, different mouthfeel.
Why is kit home brew identifiable as home brew twang? Don't wanna sound stoopid but my tasting notes are limited to tastes good/great, tastes like 'brand', tastes shit, tastes like home brew.