SleepySamSlim
Grandmaster Brewer
This may be more a question for newer brewers --- I'm approaching my 1yr mark on brewing coming in September. And certainly a big part of my focus is still tweaking my 4 base recipes (2 ambers, a porter, and a blonde) and nailing my brewing process. But I also want to experiment with other brews to try new things and expand my experience.
So I currently alternate my batches -- I will brew the next tweak of one of my 4 base recipes ... then my next batch will be of a new recipe I've found that looks interesting. I can keep working to get my 4 favorites perfectly tweaked (and my process) but also get to try some new stuff.
This could be a totally wacky way to approach a hobby -- maybe too regimented -- but as a life long student of science (spent a few years in oceanography - then 16yrs doing electrical design) I can be overly methodical at times.
So how do you brew ?
So I currently alternate my batches -- I will brew the next tweak of one of my 4 base recipes ... then my next batch will be of a new recipe I've found that looks interesting. I can keep working to get my 4 favorites perfectly tweaked (and my process) but also get to try some new stuff.
This could be a totally wacky way to approach a hobby -- maybe too regimented -- but as a life long student of science (spent a few years in oceanography - then 16yrs doing electrical design) I can be overly methodical at times.
So how do you brew ?