Scandixbrewer
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I'm getting a bit frustrated with my homebrews.I've been brewing a bit over a year (BIAB and some extracts) and I'm still waiting for that enjoyable beer. My extract brews have been fairly okay, mostly, but I'm struggling with my all grain brews and somewhat also when steeping grains on extract brews.
What I usually end up with is a beer with a harsh and grainy taste, sometimes more sometimes less but more or less always present.
I've read that milling grain too fine might be a cause of harsh/astringent taste in beer, but at the same time I also read that a lot of people mill the grain to almost flour, with no problem. My gap setting on my mill is now about 1mm, maybe a bit less.
pH can also be a problem according to my reading so I bought a pH meter some time ago and it shows usually a decent pH of 5.3 - 5.4.
I've tried brewing with several water sources, from my well, different city water and bottled spring water. RO water isn't an option unless I buy a RO system myself.
As I mentioned I use BIAB when brewing. I used to squeeze the bag quite a bit in the beginning but now I'm really cautious doing that, just a gentle squeeze to get some of the liquid out.
At bottling time the beer sometimes actually can taste quite nice and promises a lot, but after carbonation and conditioning it for 3-4 weeks it have changed pretty much to this grainy tasting beer.
Can anyone help me out here? What am I missing or what am I doing wrong?
What I usually end up with is a beer with a harsh and grainy taste, sometimes more sometimes less but more or less always present.
I've read that milling grain too fine might be a cause of harsh/astringent taste in beer, but at the same time I also read that a lot of people mill the grain to almost flour, with no problem. My gap setting on my mill is now about 1mm, maybe a bit less.
pH can also be a problem according to my reading so I bought a pH meter some time ago and it shows usually a decent pH of 5.3 - 5.4.
I've tried brewing with several water sources, from my well, different city water and bottled spring water. RO water isn't an option unless I buy a RO system myself.
As I mentioned I use BIAB when brewing. I used to squeeze the bag quite a bit in the beginning but now I'm really cautious doing that, just a gentle squeeze to get some of the liquid out.
At bottling time the beer sometimes actually can taste quite nice and promises a lot, but after carbonation and conditioning it for 3-4 weeks it have changed pretty much to this grainy tasting beer.
Can anyone help me out here? What am I missing or what am I doing wrong?