{"id":439,"date":"2012-06-29T23:44:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T23:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=439"},"modified":"2012-06-29T23:44:49","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T23:44:49","slug":"review-my-homebrew-beers-1-4-batches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2012\/06\/29\/review-my-homebrew-beers-1-4-batches\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Review: My Homebrew Beers. 1-4 Batches."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:11137,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/7469544814&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251105150942\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/7469544814&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/7469544814&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 03:35:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-08 07:01:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-14 06:06:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 05:54:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 16:38:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-19 12:40:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 04:02:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26 20:47:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 15:25:43&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-11 12:19:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 12:58:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 12:58:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:11138,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/7469544574&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190113052837\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/7469544574\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 14:54:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 16:38:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 16:38:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I was asked to review my own home-brews by a few friends and commenters. Here they are.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Tasting my Homebrews&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/7469544814\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Tasting my Homebrews\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8146\/7469544814_e4464e7b0c_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is the first beer I brewed. A wheat beer from Brewer&#8217;s Best. I added 2 ounces of blackberry beer flavoring <\/p>\n<p> A &#8211; After 4 weeks, still very cloudy and murky with a sort of plum appearance. 2-finger head that subsides to a single finger pretty fast <\/p>\n<p> S &#8211; I added too much blackberry extract. This beer is a blackberry bomb on the nose. Wheat is still there but not as strong as the nose of just wheat before adding the fruits. <\/p>\n<p> T &#8211; Very florally nice with an opening up-front bright spring wheat taste. Grassy and the middle of the tongue tastes the blackberry. Its bigger than I wanted but actually not overwhelming on the tongue as it is on the nose. Finish is this very malty \/ wheat bitterness that reminds me of chewing on a tobacco leaf. <\/p>\n<p> M &#8211; 20% carbonation. Light body. Fruity dry musty finish. <\/p>\n<p> O &#8211; 65\/100. The appearance is gross looking which is common with home-brews without a wort chiller or poor siphoning and boil temps. Smell is dominant blackberry. The finish is pretty yucky. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is the second beer I ever brewed. A Double IPA from True Brew. I dry hopped with Citra instead of the initial recommendation. I also did an extra hop addition of Columbus at boil termination. I killed the keg on this as I poured the last ounce <\/p>\n<p> A &#8211; Really nice clarity. Zero haze, totally clear throughout. Dark golden appearance. 2 finger head subsides to just a thin line of bubbles. <\/p>\n<p> S &#8211; Huge dominating Grapefruit scent from the citra. Citra dry-hopping really hung on. Slight bit of lemongrass. <\/p>\n<p> T &#8211; Ruby Red grapefruit juice, bananas and pine needles. Intense bitterness that stays around long after the beer is swallowed. The bitterness at the end is intense and disappointing. <\/p>\n<p> M &#8211; 10% carbonation on the mouth swish. Probably my fault. Heavy body. <\/p>\n<p> O &#8211; 75\/100. The nose and up front taste is nice. Clarity is good but the finish is almost garbage like in taste.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is the third beer I ever brewed. A Russian Imperial Stout from Brewer&#8217;s Best. I added 12 ounces of milk chocolate to the last 5 minutes of the boil which I now know was dumb and 2 ounces of toasted oak chips. <\/p>\n<p> A &#8211; Pitch black in the glass. Dark brown on the edges. Almost no head at all due to the oil in the milk chocolate bars I used. No head at all after pouring. <\/p>\n<p> S &#8211; Dominant oak presence followed by espresso beans and chocolate milk. Spicy feeling on the back of the throat. <\/p>\n<p> T &#8211; Up front taste is a mixture of burnt wood and smoke. Tastes like I&#8217;m eating a campfire. It&#8217;s very intense and the finish is heavy dark malts and chocolate espresso beans which is pleasant but the smoke sticks around forever! UGH. A few friends enjoyed it but if you don&#8217;t like smoked beers, you won&#8217;t like t his one. <\/p>\n<p> M &#8211; 5% carbonation, heavy body. Nasty campfire oily finish. <\/p>\n<p> O &#8211; 20\/100. Next time, less Oak chips, cocoa nibs and longer fermentation time . <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Tasting my Homebrews&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/7469544574\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Tasting my Homebrews\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8161\/7469544574_0942043014_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is my 4th brew. It&#8217;s an American Pale Ale from Brewer&#8217;s Best but I decided to dry hop it with Citra and Columbus. <\/p>\n<p> A &#8211; Cloudy and hazy golden brown. I did a bad job filtering this beer so some hop sediment came with the beer. <\/p>\n<p> S &#8211; Nice nose. Orange citrus peels. Lemon and wheat. Some level of funkiness and fresh cut grass. I also get orange soda. A sweet citrus sort of scent. <\/p>\n<p> T &#8211; Yeah. I like this beer a lot with one exception. It&#8217;s extremely metallic. Copper taste in this beer and I&#8217;m not sure why. Bright orange citrus taste up front, slight bit of grass and vanilla. finish is a copper bomb and it stays around. <\/p>\n<p> M &#8211; 25% carbonation, medium body. nasty finish. <\/p>\n<p> O &#8211; 45\/100. Everything is great about this beer but the horrendous nasty metallic taste I get at the finish is depressing and makes me go get a pepsi to wash the bad taste out. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I was asked to review my own home-brews by a few friends and commenters. 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