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Hey guys, I just brewed a batch that I'm pretty sure ended up with fuesel alcohol off flavours, but I have a question about whether that can include or increase bitterness. I brewed a new recipe - NEIPA - turned out it was 10kg malt (5gal batch) instead of my usual 6kg, and I massively...

Hey guys, I'm looking for some advice in desperation to try to resolve a repeated issue I've had with my homebrew. The flavour I'm getting is massively bitter, but it has a really bad taste to it. Not like a big iipa, more like a really really green beer. The flavour overwhelms all other...

Hey guys, I'm looking for some advice in desperation to try to resolve a repeated issue I've had with my homebrew. The flavour I'm getting is massively bitter, but it has a really bad taste to it. Not like a big iipa, more like a really really green beer. The flavour overwhelms all other...

I've had a problem with a recent batch and just don't know what's wrong. I'd really love to hear what you guys think! I brewed a chocolate vanilla porter which has now had 2 months in bottles. Carbed to 1.7 as really careful not to overcarb. Looked at bottles today and noticed small balls of...

Hi guys, Wanted to ask a question on here as I've had some really bad batches and then after a while I brewed a good batch - an ipa - a little sweet and didn't finish as strong as I expected (I think a higher mash temp would account for this) but otherwise good. I tasted it with other people...

Hey guys, Quick query about sterilising/sanitising my brew kettle. I cleaned it a week ago and left it to dry, still looks a bit moldy on the element, and the connector on the kettle wall is almost black from the times I've used it. I obviously clean it again before brewing, but should I be...

Hey guys, Another IPA aftertaste question. I used this recipe (http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2013/11/bertus-ipa.html?m=1). I won't detail the recipe/process but it's all grain, should be 60IBU, the aroma is good, hop flavour is great and bitterness (similar to a standard ipa) follows the main...

Hey guys, Still new here and new to brewing. Made a porter recently which had a target ABV of 4.8% - decided to add another 1.4kg of Maris otter to bump the ABV up (also because my previous mash/sparges haven't been all that efficient). So, original gravity hit 1.072, target gravity is 1.017...

Hi all, I've had a few whole batches go bad now and wanted to ask people's advice. Three of my brews (all pale ales) have come out with a really bad aftertaste, which tastes overly bitter and can stay in your mouth for a while. Two of them should have only had 35IBUs so it shouldn't be like...

Hey guys - just a quick query. I sanitised two hop socks and then rinsed them before wringing out, filling with hops and suspending them in my primary, post fermentation. This is my usual routine however this time it produced a small amount of foam? Looks fine but not seen it before so...

Hi guys This is a saison I brewed on 01.01.15 and after 2.5 weeks it's still not cleared. I used 3711 yeast and wondered whether anyone has had experience of krausen not dropping like this? I haven't checked gravity yet as I don't want to risk oxidation. Would appreciate any feedback! Chris

I'm new to home brewing. All grain. Started off with this recipe (http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2012/07/bertus-pale-ale-aka-east-valley-pale.html?m=1) converted to uk measurements. I think it's darker than it should be because I used 500g crystal (as per recipe). It's 5 days into primary...