Suthrncomfrt1884
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When I first started brewing, I always noticed a front end bitterness in my beers that I assumed was coming from using extract. I had thought it was the "twang" everyone talks about.
This was one of my main reasons for switching to all-grain.
Since moving to AG, I'm still noticing this front end bitterness on all of my beers. It's subtle in most, so my beers still turn out great, but it's annoying. I only get it when the beers are right out of the keg/bottle (38-45F), but once they warm up (or maybe once my taste buds get used to it) it goes away.
I've brewed dozens of different styles, used a few different methods of brewing, and even adjusted my water chemistry a little bit. The only thing that I never changed was the tap water temps. Until recently, I didn't know that using hot tap water (to cut down on heating times) was a bad idea because of off flavors. I'm not sure if this is what's causing my bitterness, so maybe someone can give me some insight. My latest beer (in the fermenter) used cold water straight from the tap. I'm hoping this fixes my issues, but if not, what are some ideas as to what's causing this?
This is the one thing that's kept me from brewing a perfect beer.
This was one of my main reasons for switching to all-grain.
Since moving to AG, I'm still noticing this front end bitterness on all of my beers. It's subtle in most, so my beers still turn out great, but it's annoying. I only get it when the beers are right out of the keg/bottle (38-45F), but once they warm up (or maybe once my taste buds get used to it) it goes away.
I've brewed dozens of different styles, used a few different methods of brewing, and even adjusted my water chemistry a little bit. The only thing that I never changed was the tap water temps. Until recently, I didn't know that using hot tap water (to cut down on heating times) was a bad idea because of off flavors. I'm not sure if this is what's causing my bitterness, so maybe someone can give me some insight. My latest beer (in the fermenter) used cold water straight from the tap. I'm hoping this fixes my issues, but if not, what are some ideas as to what's causing this?
This is the one thing that's kept me from brewing a perfect beer.