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I brewed an "Amber Ale" that I put together on Beersmith a few weeks ago. Just kegged it Sunday and today I decided to draw a small sample just to see how it was coming along. The taste is absolutely awful. It seems extremely bitter/astringent? I am really not very good at describing flavors so...

1st time AG brewer here. I used Beersmith 2 to create a recipe and tried my best to get my equipment set up. Apparently something isn't right. I am mashing 8 pounds of 2 row for a 4 gallon batch. It said to mash 10 quarts of water at 163.7 for a mash temp of 152. After I added the grain and...

I have a 5 gallon carboy that was used as a secondary and would like to brew up a 4 gallon batch tonight or tomorrow night and ferment in this container. Does this leave enough room at the top where an airlock will suffice? Or should I consider a blow off tube? My main question is how to...

So I have been looking at upgrading my home brewery and feel that controlling my fermentation temps will help me make better beer. I see a lot of people making chambers using various methods and also old fridges/freezers. I guess I have a couple different questions. 1) Does anyone make...

I have a couple plastic bottling wands and both will constantly drip during the bottling process. I guess the spring valve does not want to shut. Is this a normal thing or should I plan on replacing these wands every so often? Are there higher quality wands that work better? It's not a huge...

Yesterday I brewed my first full boil 5-gallon batch of beer. It was an extract Russian Imperial Stout with a target OG of 1.076 to 1.080 (I think). I came in at 1.071 which I think was pretty good, as I ended up with 5.75 gallons going into the fermenter. My question has to do with the amount...

Hello Everyone, I have recently found this community and saw a lot of great information so I thought I would join! I have been brewing extract kits periodically for about 15 years. I have never delved too deeply into this world and am now interested in learning how to brew great tasting beers...