Homemade Sauces

We all know that different beer have different tastes. For instance, coopers sparkling ale is an unfiltered beer that is perfect with steak, whilst blue bottle is a light summer beer perfect with seafood, and the list goes on, with each beer having a specific unique selling point. As any home beer brewer will tell you though, commercial beers are limited to what flavors may be produced because the general public has been brainwashed on what is and isn’t supposedly a “beer” taste. Brewing beer at home can help you change all that to your benefit.

As we all know, experimenting with recipes may turn out some gems, and at times not. That’s why it’s important to first get a hang of the brewing process, understanding what flavors work together, and what don’t, and then only trying to create great new flavored beers that will never be available commercially. You see, with right mindset, it is possible to get away from the bland commercial beers, and finally treat your palate to something truly amazing in the form of flavored beers… one way to do that is by learning to clone commercial beers, and then learning to change those recipes around to suit your needs.

As a quick example, you may brew chili beer if you like chili. Now it may seem a little weird at first, but chili beer can actually be a great tasting beer, if brewed the right way. The problem is that if you are brewing such a strong and unique beer, you need to know what hops to use that will compliment the chili taste, what malt to use, how long to boil your wort, steep your flavors, and even know what yeast is the perfect yeast to use in such a situation. Get this wrong and you’ve wasted a batch of beer, a batch that could of been great if you knew what you are doing!

When brewing flavored beer, take notes just as you usually would. The aim of the game is to have a comprehensive list of what ingredients work together, how long the boil process should take, how long the fermentation should take, etc… By building on your knowledge, you will have a list of some great recipes and some not so great recipes, so be sure to keep both in separate folders as not to confuse the good ones from the bad ones.

In other words, even though you love caramel and you certainly love beer, making home brewed caramel beer could turn out to be one of the nastiest drinks you ever put to your lips. This is not meant to deter you from tweaking and experimenting. You should just concentrate on finding the right combination and strengths of flavors. Fruit is always a good flavor choice. However, just because fruit is organic, you should not put it into your beer unrefined. Instead, put in a fruit extract. No, you are not cheating the home brew beer process; you are trying to make a home brewed beer that tastes good. Even with all of the options available, make sure to brew within the limits.

Home brewing beer is one of the most beneficial hobbies that you could ever master, as you will then also be able to grow into brewing your own wine, and spirits if you choose. First you must master to brew a simple home made beer, and then you may progress onto other flavors.