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Taste Challenge III - This time its personal! 15 years 7 months ago #61

Can we back out if we are embarrassed by the beer we produce?

Taste Challenge III - This time its personal! 15 years 7 months ago #62

Absolutely not!

I can provide a venue, if people reckon it's handier.

Taste Challenge III - This time its personal! 15 years 7 months ago #63

Actually your place is a much better venue in terms of getting there. I guess Ed is off the hook <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

I think it is even easier for people to get to my house than Eds <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

Taste Challenge III - This time its personal! 15 years 7 months ago #64

&amp;quot;Irish Party Ale&amp;quot;:3buyymlp wrote:

&amp;quot;bigears&amp;quot;:3buyymlp wrote: Hmm, In that case I'll knock out an extract batch, I reckon I could ferment at near-lager temps with a couple of sachets of Nottingham.[/quote:3buyymlp]Just to confirm - you'll be knocking out an extract at lager temps but using an ale yeast? Could you be persuaded to try a lager yeast instead? [/quote:3buyymlp]
no problem.

Taste Challenge III - This time its personal! 15 years 7 months ago #65

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:lm6s51ja wrote:

&amp;quot;Irish Party Ale&amp;quot;:lm6s51ja wrote: allowing brewers to pick their favourite hops will be more fun.[/quote:lm6s51ja]But that totally removes any semblance of a comparative testing of brewing methods and turns it into a blonde ale home brewing competition. Which is fine, and a hell of a lot easier.[/quote:lm6s51ja]
Yes, but doesn't it defeat the purpose? I thought the whole point was to brew similar beers using the different methods. Blonde Ale is quite a broad style and could end up as anything from pseudo lager to near pale ale. I would have thought agreeing on approximate IBUs, hop schedule (if not variety) and O.G. would make sense, no?

Taste Challenge III - This time its personal! 15 years 7 months ago #66

It would, but can it be done?

It would be best if everyone shoots for a beer to roughly match the kits' vital statistics: 4.5% ABV; 25 IBU.

Beyond this, I don't think the purpose of the exercise will be completely defeated by variation, as long as there are several beers per brewing method. You end up with a sort of average version of each type.
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