Sensory Training Kit

This post is part of a collection of brewing equipment purchases describing what, where, why, and when of brew gear I believe will provide value, enjoyment, or increased efficiency in my brewing processes.

What:

Sensory training kit for recognition of most common/important flavor elements in beer

Where:

• Siebel website
• Beer club
• Individual who’s working on the BJCP and is confident they have enough to share

Why:

To be able to recognize the characteristic flavors in a beer, good or bad, and to better understand their contribution and recognize them in my own beers.  Flavors include:

• Acetaldehyde
• Acetic
• Almond
• Butyric
• Diacetyl
• DMS (Dimethyl Sulfide)
• Earthy
• Mercaptan
• Ethyl acetate
• Ethyl hexanoate
• Spicy
• Metallic
• Geraniol
• Indole
• Isoamyl acetate
• Grainy
• Isovaleric
• Lactic
• Caprylic
• Papery
• Vanilla
• Bitter
• Infection
• Hefeweizen

When:

Some time after I have some experience and ten to twenty friends who also want to get a better grasp on the flavor specifics and are willing to chip in to make the purchase.

Price History:

These prices reflect bottom dollar including any known or reported applicable coupon codes.  For this particular item, my initial notes don’t show many alternatives, though there may be alternative ways to get a good approximation of some of the concentrates.

1. 11/30/2013, Siebel website, $210.00

See Also’s:

Other purchases that come into consideration to take maximum advantage of the benefits of this item.