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am_Unition  ·  2295 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Random opinions about alcohol

Pilsners are a tie with Belgians, for me. Pilsner Urquell, yessir. Most of my other faves are local microbrews.

My girl and I just finished our first batch of homebrew, a “Pilsner”, and it’s an abomination. We’re both beer snobs, luckily, it’s not just me.





kleinbl00  ·  2295 days ago  ·  link  ·  
am_Unition  ·  2295 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We just had a $100 starter kit and followed their recipe. My biggest transgression was buying distilled water, which I thought would be a safer bet than spring water, until we tasted some of the water after brewing and realized that it tasted weird. Turns out that we’re conditioned to prefer the taste of minerals. Makes total sense. I’m dumb.

kleinbl00  ·  2295 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ahhh, yes. The starter kit.

Were you to try again, go for an ale. They're easier to make by far.