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Not really a success story yet but about 2 years ago I brewed a three grain ale with barley, corn, and rice. Trying to make a light bud light ale for the friends that don't drink good beer yet. Got some nasty bubblegum aftertaste to it. No idea to this day what went wrong. I've been bringing...

I did sanitize with bleach but I rinsed really well.

It fermented in my basement with average temps in the 60's so I don't see how it could have gotten that high. The only think I can possibly think of is that I had a harder fermentation (really got bubbling for a couple days) so maybe that kept the temps up. What ever it is I have 42 bottled...

Yeah, I don't think I fermented too hot and I'm sure I cooled the wort down good but somehow my attempt at a cream of three crops ale came up tasting like bubble gum today when I was bottling. We'll have to see what it's like chilled and after a few weeks of conditioning but I'm worried.

I haven't used irish moss in any brews since I don't care if it's a bit cloudy. My concern is mainly with color. It didn't seem to have that golden color associated with BMC's when I put it in the fermenter.

The recipe was downsized for a 4 - 5 gallon batch. I used the rice hulls, first time actually, since it was mentioned so much on the post about the recipe. Even when I was trying to clean the mash tun it was draining slow so I stuck the hose up to the valve inside and blasted it. That seemed...

Well brewday is over, except for cleanup. I ended up getting 1.052 for OG which was higher than I expected. I guess this will be the bmc ale that gets you crunk. I am concerned about color though. The pictures on the recipe page of the finished product show a nice golden BMC. My wort...

I couldn't find anything in the valve or hose. and initially when putting my second sparge water in it flowed freely, then slowed to the trickle again. I don't see how I could have gotten the free flow if there was blockage. All I can figure is stickier gummier grain bed due to corn and rice...

I was making an attempt at the cream of 3 crops ale https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/cream-three-crops-cream-ale-66503/ today and got a stuck sparge. Couldn't get it to go. I ended up dumping my mash into my kettle, working with my false bottom and valve, not seeing anything wrong, and then...

Ok, so I know a higher alpha acid hops makes a more bitter beer, but what about hop flavor? Does that get stronger as well or are there any other differences? Does anyone know of a good chart for general flavors achieved from different kinds of hops?

You don't have to worry too much about filtering broken glass if a therm breaks in your wort. Anything big enough to cause damage will sink to the bottom. Small pieces typically won't hurt you. My 2 year old son ATE a good chunk of a glass ornament this last Christmas and was fine. Its the...

Then get some empty soda bottles and fill them up with warm water. Drop several chunks of extra dry ice in, cap, and throw. Good times right there.

I don't think it could be from anything in the mashing process since you said it happened on some extract brews too. The water does seem to be the only common thread that I can identify and now spring water has been proven to be good. I would add this to your logging and try several with...

I'm going to throw out there that you should hold off on dry hopping too. I've been doing the 5 gal batch with 1/1/1 oz at 60/15/5 and haven't been upset with the hoppyness yet so you might be plenty pleased without dry hopping, at least for a while.

Your goal was good beer, your drinking good beer, and somehow your perceiving a problem? I haven't gotten my cycle out to 3 weeks in bottle yet, hell I just got it out to 2 weeks, so maybe I'll change my mind down the road but I say drink it when it's good and you'll live a long happy life.

@TipsyDragon, If your beer lasts 2 months after brewing your not drinking enough. :) Or maybe your brewing too much, if there is such a thing. It doesn't take too many good batches for you to stop worrying about those stomach drop moments like that. I just put my hydrometer straight in the...

I wouldn't pitch, if it's no good after a month in bottles then deep six it in your closet and check again in 6 months. It really is amazing how things clear up over time. Just look around here at some of the stories and you will see that. I also think people exaggerate a bit with the "way...

I haven't tried it but I found this on another forum when I was looking. Schlafly pale ale 88% 2 row 10% Crystal 60 2% English choc. Malt Neutral bittering hop EKG flaver/aroma WL051/WY1272 5.5 gallon batch 8lbs 2R/Pale .8lbs C 60L .17lbs Chocolate malt Mash for 45minutes at 153dF or so...

Schlafly is the beer that finally turned me onto real beer. I tried many others hoping to acquire the taste and it happened with them. I still find them the best, except for my own of course. I have been working hard emptying their bottles so I can fill them up with my own and look sadly...

It does put one of those ear to ear smiles on your face the first couple batches. Its kind of like when you first become a father, and you look down and see your new baby, and your like "I made that"... except better because beer will never, ever, turn into a teenager.