The 3rd fermentation temperature xBmt is complete, this time I used a traditional lager strain fermented 16˚F apart and collected data while at the National Homebrewers Conference… thanks to many of you awesome people!
We’re also running another t-shirt campaign, green and black available. It ends July 6 and we won’t be running another one with this design for awhile, check it out: http://teespring.com/brulosophy3
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Cheers!
Wow, pretty interesting. Nice work !
Very cool! This makes me less afraid to try a lager this summer…
wild man, wild. as a brewer who is only about a year in to focusing on fermentation temp control (and therefor brewing lagers), this is encouraging that there is a margin for error. ah yes, the old RDWHAHB strikes again.
Nice. One thing to remember when people mention the ‘trained taster’ thing is that BJCP judges are not necessarily trained tasters per se. Many of us literally conduct our own training, and in most cases, it’s more geared towards detecting off-flavors and how to fix them. I need to take better notes on these kind of things. I don’t remember which beer I picked in each (I only remember I picked the red in one and the blue in another lol).
This is a great point, Toby, thanks. I used the term “trained taster” to encompass the myriad suggestions I get to use BJCP judges, probably not the best choice.
If you want to know which one you picked, I’m happy to look for you 
That one really messed with my head dude… it was crazy!
I wonder if a greater disparity would have been noticed with less hop presence in the beer.
No, it’s a valid choice of words. It’s honestly something that comes up a lot. I get all sorts of pop quizzes where people ask me to taste something and expect me to be able to tell them all 7 of the hops they used and when or which 4 malts, etc. etc. That’s not what being a certified judge is about. lol Yeah, I might be able to make some pretty educated guesses, especially with styles or hops that I use a lot, but I can’t detect experimental hop 1352 any better than the average guy off the street can.
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Sure, I’m a glutton for punishment.
Sure, I’m a glutton for punishment.
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You picked RED. The worst (best?)part is that I had all incorrect guessers compare the 2 similar beers for the next part…
[quote]The worst (best?)part is that I had all incorrect guessers compare the 2 similar beers for the next part…
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This from a psychologist. And how did that make you feel? Not sure I want to know now.
There are 2 more I can identify in the forum meet up.
Jeff Gladish has his back to the camera in the black shirt with yellow printing.
Rob Westendorf is in the blue shirt.
Good job, buddy! I’m pretty sure I go it wrong, but tell me…
I also think I got it wrong but remind me what I picked, if you could.
And hey! No women’s shirts? Sad panda. 
Amanda, you actually got it right
We did the women’s shirts last time and, quite frankly, the women who ordered them thought they sucked. My wife is about your size and said she much prefers the medium unisex shirts, I think they look better too. It’s annoying, as well, because adding the women’s option decreases the size of the image on the shirt (hence the small image on the last run).
Hey, all that sensory training did pay off! But, even if I had gotten it wrong I’d still be sticking with your lager method anyway. It’s producing amazing lagers. I’ll have to get a few in some competitions and see how they do.
I totally understand on the women’s shirts - I was really just giving you crap. 
I just got finished with volunteering all weekend at a festival and the little gimme was - you guessed it - another men’s shirt. Hooray! :
lol sneaky. So did I remember correctly about the one I selected for the other exbeeriment?
Your intuition is correct, Denny, you selected RED.
I think so. You picked GREEN in that one… I’m not yet ready to say which was correct though. Next Monday, I’m still working on that article.
Nope, apparently I remembered wrong. I thought I picked blue in one. I’m probably more curious about the results of that one since it was dealing with FWH.