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It seems like I've always had a weird off flavor in my beer. Sometimes it's very noticeable, sometimes not so much. It always comes out strongest in the burp. I've been doing some reading on here of others with similar problems and many blamed the water. I'm attaching my profile. I run it...

I tried my first high gravity stout brewing the Founders Breakfast Stout clone. I added a pound of lactose to it and pitched S-04. My OG was 1.098. If fermented like a bastard the first week and blew the top off the bucket twice. After about two and a half weeks and no activity in the airlock...

Pretty new to brewing, and I would like to try a Nelson IPA. I've heard a lot of good things about the hops. I'm planning on pairing it with some simcoe to balance it, and keep most of the additions late. What do you think? 11 lbs pale malt 1 lb crystal 40 .5 oz simcoe first wort .5...

I a tried Nelson black IPA at a brew club meeting that totally blew me away. Since then I've ordered a decent stock of nelson sauvin hops to start playing with. I plan to brew a single hop nelson pale ale to get an idea of what they contribute. While planning all of this I looked over at my...

So...either I broke physics or something's wrong. Just did a northern brewer mash that called for an OG of 1.052. I hit a measured OG of 1.078 with 5.5 gallons. How is that possible?

I recently started brewing and am in Decatur, although I rarely admit that in public. I'm set up for all grain brewing and have tried a few so far. Any other brewers in the area that get together? I'm looking for an opportunity for some hands on learning since everything I've done so far is...

Okay, I'm new to brewing and have done four all grain brews in about a month and a half (go big or go home, right?) I'm using a half barrel keg with an internal 5500W element for a HLT. I have a welded coupling with a screw in thermometer about 4" above the element. I'm mashing in a 10...

I'm new to brewing and have started with all grain brewing. On my third brew I did an American Wheat from Northern Brewer. My computer crashed so I don't have the exact OG, but it was around the target of 1.045. It took over three days before I noticed any active fermentation. Once it took...

Hi. I'm Scott from the middle of Illinois. I found this forum and it looks like a great resource and community. I just started brewing a few weeks ago and jumped right into all grain. I have a few brews under my belt. So far, all recipe kits from Northern Brewer as I'm learning my way. I...