BOBTHEukBREWER
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Hi all, on the whole I am satisfied with my brews, around half are full mash. But a bottle of good commercial beer has a certain edge over anything I brew. I do not know how to describe this edge, it is maybe a mix of freshness, pleasant bitterness and aroma. I try using more hops at the start, more aroma hops for the last 5 minutes, but that doesn't help. Any ideas as to what I should concentrate on, please. I use floor malted maris otter pale malt, goldings, fuggles, challenger, target and cascade hops, although not at the same time, obviously. Challenger plus cascade for aroma is my favourite.