
76
APPENDIX TWELVE:
TASTE TESTING
It is important to record a taste test score for each brew so that
in the future you can refer to your records and see which beers
are working best for you.
The best tasting system is blind taste testing, in which a series
of beverages are presented and the taster has no knowledge of
what the samples are. Then, in quiet conditions with absolutely
no talking allowed, the taster/s smell and taste the samples
and score them. Figure 72 is a photo of a typical taste test
conducted in the garage in which the WilliamsWarn Personal
Brewery was invented. In this case, one or two beers would
be from a personal brewery and the rest were from the super-
market. Similar types of beverages need to be compared and
the tasters told, for example, that the beverages are “Lagers”
or “Stouts” or “IPA’s” so they know what to expect and to help
score the beverages better.
The best point system to use as a scoring system for this is from
1 to 10, as described in the following Blind Taste Test Sheet.
You can print this sheet from our manual on our website and
use it for blind taste tests.
A score of 7 is like an anchor. It represents “Satisfactory”.
Beverages with no flavour should score a 7, as little or no
flavour is acceptable and not the same as an off-flavour. In the
following sheet, 7’s are already inserted as the answers in order
to have everyone start at the same point. From there tasters
can adjust the score down for beverages with faults or up for
beverages that are better than satisfactory.
To obtain a very accurate score a minimum of 6 tasters is
required.
However, it is not practical to ask 6 people to come to your
brewery each brew and for you to set up a blind taste testing.
You can therefore ask someone living with you to set up 2-3
samples for you to blind test, with one of them being your own
beer.
Alternatively, it may also be practical and necessary for you to
score your beers knowing it’s one of yours. In this case, take
a sample and use the same scoring system and try to be as
un-biased as possible. Record that score in the Brew Record
sheet and our online database when it is on our website.
Don’t be afraid to test your beers against commercial beers.
You’re making top quality beverages and you’re sure to do
well in blind taste testing if you get some friends around to
participate.
Fig. 72
Fig. 71
Содержание BrewMaster
Страница 3: ...PART ONE YOUR PERSONAL BREWERY...
Страница 14: ...PART TWO MAKING YOUR BEVERAGE WITH THE STANDARD BREWING METHOD...
Страница 39: ...PART THREE MAKING BEVERAGES WITH THE ADVANCED METHOD...
Страница 45: ...PART FOUR APPENDICES...
Страница 78: ...TROUBLE SHOOTING THE WILLIAMSWARN PERSONAL BREWERY...