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Not sure which malts are dextrin and which ones aren't, but are you suggesting I use something other than crystal to sweeten this up? The water is water I've used many times before for bitter beers and never gave me issues.

Also, this could be completely wrong, but I feel like I heard somewhere that a purely Crystal mash would be unfermentable. If that is true then I could just boil it, chill it and blend it with the other beer right?

Wow, I forgot all about sanitization. Good thing I brought it up. How strong of a mini-beer do you think I should make to blend with?

So, I brewed up an ESB about a month ago using my own recipe, kegged it a little over a week ago, and just got a chance to try it last night. It tastes awful! There is little to no sweetness at all; just terrible UK hop bitterness/flavor. And I started thinking that maybe I could vent the...

Flaked oats is a good idea. None were in the head-less recipes. Not sure what you mean by oily, but ive heard oils are bad for head. What are considered oils in a beer recipe? This is a spiced pumpkin ale that ive been trying to steadily carbonate at serving pressure and temperature for the...

I've been having issues with my head lately. It is full of big, loose bubbles and disappears quickly. Before you guys tell me to add wheat to my recipe, you should know, i already do. (Although this last recipe was torrified wheat, which i have never used before. I have a couple theories i'd...

How'd it turn out?

Thanks for all your replies. My temperatures have been good. 153 +/- a few. As far as rinsing, I did BIAB for the first 2 and then the second two rinses have been kinda wierd. The third batch I did an infusion mash in my brewpot but then for the sparge, put the grains back in the bag and let...

I've made 4 all grain batches and every time I've had to add sugar during the boil because my gravity has been way low. I just recently made an IPA with an estimated OG of 1.075 and it came out at 1.050. Really dissapointing. So I started thinking about all the things I could be doing wrong...