Schraderbrau: art, not science.

It bothers me when something as simple as homebrew is completely goofed up by someone who has invested tons of time and money in the hobby. Hank has a dream setup.

When I first heard Hank tell Marie "this is art" while bottling homebrew in the garage, I immediately knew something was going to go horribly wrong. I honestly thought someone was going to get food poisoning from his beer, to make an interesting story arc.

(There's only a few microbes which survive in beer, none of which can kill you directly, though many have allergic reactions.)

Just like Jesse and his "artsy" Chili Powder meth (which Walt called "a stupid idea"), Hank probably does something horribly wrong with his "artsy" Schraderbrau.

For starters, Hank is either overpriming at bottling time or ignoring his hydrometer (a floating device which tells you how much sugar remains in the brew, readings 24 hours apart can tell you how (in)active the yeast is), resulting in exploding bottles, which causes him to think one of Tuco's cousins is shooting up the house.

Other newbie mistakes might be a lack of (or improper) sanitation, which gives you all kinds of not-so-yummy off-flavors.

So, what kind of beer is Hank's favorite to brew, and what kind of off-flavors can we detect in it?