KCHutch
New Member
Hi all,
New to the forum and home brewing. I've completed 3 extract batches so far. The first, a pale ale, turned out great. The second two, an oatmeal stout and Guinness type stout did not come out very good at all.
I am meticulous about sanitizing, so for now I am ruling that out as a problem, but have identified a couple areas where I think I am going wrong.
First, I am boiling the wort fairly vigorously. Should it be a rolling boil or does it matter? Am I potentially evaporating too much before adding water?
My gravity measurements, both specific and final, have come out fairly close to where they should be, but the end taste on both stout brews have not been very "stouty," to be unintentionally vague.
TIA,
KCHutch
New to the forum and home brewing. I've completed 3 extract batches so far. The first, a pale ale, turned out great. The second two, an oatmeal stout and Guinness type stout did not come out very good at all.
I am meticulous about sanitizing, so for now I am ruling that out as a problem, but have identified a couple areas where I think I am going wrong.
First, I am boiling the wort fairly vigorously. Should it be a rolling boil or does it matter? Am I potentially evaporating too much before adding water?
My gravity measurements, both specific and final, have come out fairly close to where they should be, but the end taste on both stout brews have not been very "stouty," to be unintentionally vague.
TIA,
KCHutch