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I’ve been brewing for nine years. I’ve brewed four beers this year and two of them have exhibited a distinct medicinal or Aspirin-like aftertaste that I associate with chlorophenols. I'm confident that it isn't excessive hop bitterness or astrigency--I unfortunately know those characteristics...

I brewed this recently and although I knew others have had success with SMaSH beers, this was my first and I’m pretty surprised how well it turned out. I added the Hallertau Mittelfrueh at 60 minutes, 15 minutes and then a 15 minute hopstand. I’m really pleased with the Hallertau. I was...

I'm always pushing to see how quickly I can turn around beers and I find that a lot of the styles I brew can go from grain to glass in two weeks. Gelatin plays a significant role in my process. So normally I transfer to keg at fermentation temperature, crash the keg to about 4°C / 39°F in my...

I recently brewed the pale ale below two weeks ago with Mosaic and it turned out fantastic. Even better, I've already been drinking it for two days. This keg is going to drain quickly so I want to brew it again but with different hops. This time I'm looking for the classic west coast hop...

I use a RIMS tube during mashing. During the boil, I disassemble, clean and sanitize the tube. I am considering using the tube itself as a hopback between my pump and plate chiller during chilling. When reassembling after cleaning, I would fill the tube with a bag of hops and replace the...

I've crafted this recipe for a low alcohol milk stout inspired by Stone's Coffee Milk Stout--something sessionable but full of flavour for the winter months. This is not meant to be a clone. I also referenced the stout section in Brewing Classic Styles and read through quite a few recipes...

I've always been a BIAB brewer since I started brewing in 2010. I was initially attracted to the simplicity--everything I needed to brew in one kettle, which at the time was a paper-thin aluminum 7.5 gallon kettle that came with a turkey frying stand. Fast forward five years and like most...

A friend kindly bought me a wheat ale kit from Brewhouse--these are basically zero effort bags of slightly concentrated wort that you dump in a fermenter then pitch your yeast. OG was 1.050 and I used US-05. It only got done to 1.017. I don't know if that's normal for these kinds of kits but I...