"Alexander D. Mitchell IV" wrote
in :

I'm all for adjuncts, personally. But given my personal
experiences with corn/corn sugar as an adjunct, I'd have to
be brewing someone else's beers before I use corn.

I think corn can be used to good effect in brewing. But fair
'nuff.

In my experience homebrewing, I have never, once, ever
found adjuncts to contribute to hangovers. Not once.
Ever. If this were so, mead (or wine) would be
undrinkable.

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I never said anything about hangovers. What I was
referring to was unpalatable/undrinkable beers--typically
with corn sugars, tart and offensive flavors.

I stand by my statement. Hangovers, tartness...all about
mishandling the ferment, not the adjuncts themselves.

How 'bout this: I know personally someone in Ohio who makes
'meads' from nothing but corn syrup from the local grocery.
Corn syrup, water, yeast, and NOTHING more. I don't know how to
make that more clearerer. He has a wall full of blue ribbons
and gold medals and score sheets that say things like "fabulous
honey character!"

Now, I realize this is a (poor) reflection on mead judges, but
the point is: A fermented beverage can be made from nothing
other than what would normally be considered an adjunct and be
considered a good beverage. No tartness, no unpalatableness.

And usually,
it's the result of someone following exactly the directions
on a can of malt extract, which say something on the order
of "dissolve the contents of this can and four cups of corn
sugar in hot water....."

I realize you exaggerate for effect, but I've never seen that
recipe or anything like it, not even in an abbey-style.

Insofar as "constructive criticism", I suggest simply
"grow up". Lew and I get PAID for what we write.

That lends EXTRA SPECIAL weight to your comments.

(Imagine
drinking booze and coming out with more money than when
you started.)

Er, um...how do I put this? Only an asshole would take
charity out of the building. Goes into the tip jar if
nothing else. Me, I admit that I've only come out not
paying anything.

* I don't mean "going out drinking and not paying for it".
Were any of us that lucky. I mean going out drinking,
writing about the experiences and news, getting paid for
it, and finding that the pay for the writing is more than
you spent for the month on beer.

That is not what you said. Not even sort of.

If you are content to slather your "stream of
consciousness" blather online, far be it from me to stop
you, but as long as your material is semi-coherent, full
of misspellings, and riddled with half-truths, don't ever
expect a positive reception except from those who know
even less than you do.

Oh. Crap. That makes sense to me. Consider the above
friendly chiding.

Well............... there may be hope yet.

Back atcha.


Scott Kaczorowski
Long Beach, CA