Lol, that really killed the thread. I mean it though… I think I did one batch without temperature control or proper yeast pitching, got that flavor, read how to brew, and never looked back.
I associate homebrew flavor with stale liquid extract
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I’ve hard that described as the extract “twang”. When I started brewing, fewer people used LME and we could get ingredients fresh, so I associate it with a bad fermentation.
same, i think LME was out there, but tbh i never had those kind of beers that were like 6lbs of amber LME and 1lb of crystal 60.
Yes, I know that flavour and when i saw you post that i remembered it and thought - “wait, my beer doesnt still have that taste does it?” because i absolutely used to get it for a long time.
it was from me using room temp stored LHBS dry yeast in incorrect quantities and fermenting too hot.
im going to revisit my notes on those brews now
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I always think of “homebrew flavor” as being one of a few things that all seem to come from “underfermented wort” - so a bit too much malt sugar, a bitter green leafy hop note and sometimes a funky sharp phenol from chlorine or bad fermentation health.
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Fireball. Disgusting. Makes me end up nude in the pool too, also disgusting haha
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we could get into sad purchases people see at the liquor store, but i see so many people getting combos like a 750ml of fireball and a 6 pack of busch. its sad. and these arent college kids.
It is more like a beer, but much more than that. Yeah, Gekkeikan is the absolute swill, fortified with grain alcohol instead of naturally fermented.
Highest quality is amazing and worth seeking out, especially in Pacific Northwest or other areas with dense population of Japanese descent.
Don’t judge all sake by the ‘Old Milwaukee’ of the category!
The trouble is most places carry Gekkeikan and maybe one other token sake. It’s hard to find a decent selection…
ill try not to be pedantic here because i know what is meant in the above few posts about gekkeikan. but gekkeikan is a company that produces many different sakes.
in japan all the alcohol producers really like to have products that range from ultra-premium to swill. gekkeikan has some excellent products, but they afaik do not generally get to north america.
but yes the gekkeikan basic one, i dont recall the designation is p bad.
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