"Break" the low oxygen method for testing

[Brew4Fun]

[Kit_B]

For quite a while, we've been on a quest to prolong freshness...Not destroy it.
Since our target has been exactly the opposite of what you propose, it's really hard for us to know.

[Brew4Fun]

[Owenbräu]

[Brew4Fun]

[Bryan R]

[Kit_B]

Unfortunately, there is an assumption that we haven't done any comparisons, since there has been no published data.
But...Nine or 10 of us have compared batches, that were made using different methods.
We didn't all do blind triangles & were mostly not interested in that, because the obviousness of the fresh lingering malt is so evident, there was clearly no need for such a test.
I'd say brew a side-by-side with a buddy...You brew lodo & have him brew regular.
If you can't taste a powerful difference at each stage, there's probably something wrong.

If you wanted to take that further, you could do a group brewday, in which each person omits a different part of the process.

BUT...One thing I will say that throws a monkeywrench in things is that the fresh taste will linger enough to skew the flavor of your regular brew.
So, if you're taste testing, taste the lodo batch last.

[Brandon]

[Brandon]

[Kit_B]