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Thanks for responding! I just searched for the composition of the water in Amsterdam and it says Calcium 44. Is that an OK amount? Cheers Bart

Thanks everyone for your kind replies to my question!

Hi all, Thank you very much for the quick and detailed replies! I live in Amsterdam, Europe. I heard the municipal water is quite good for brewing. My schedule is 2 weeks in primary, then 1 week in secondary, then in the bottles for 4 weeks till opening. so 7 weeks total. Hmm, yeah it's weird...

Hi Everyone! I have a question. I have been brewing a few batches of IPA's now, all with different hops or grains in the recipe. But the yeast remains the same. (1056 Wyeast) So, every beer tastes the same, regardless of the recipe and hop schedule. Water should be OK (I live in Amsterdam...

Legend! Thanks for responding so quickly and informatively. Getting great feedback from all of you!

Hmmm as a newbie i did not check the temp after adding them.. How should i proceed the next brew? Is 171 a decent temp then? What caused the bitterness, besides the hops, in all brews?

Ah ok i found the video i mentioned earlier ( on the forum app right now so dont know how to link ) . Search for 'ipa falconers flight with joe'. Nice guy it seemd with helpful info What i didnt understand and did wrong maybe is this: he checks his temp, which says 171F and then he adds the...

Hi guys, thanks again for responding to this thread!. I did all grain. I made sure the water was at 77C and then i added the crushed grains, stirred and let it sit for an hour. So gonna brew another ipa with the same method but now with 65C:)

Wow awesome! Thanks for sharing this with me!!

Thanks guys for responding! Yes that is the taste i am experiencing. I started brewring from a youtube vid, cant remember exactly which one but it seemed professional. The latest brews i started reading more and more. Shouldve done that before haha, i'm the type that doesnt read manuals ...

Thanks Saboral! Fermentation is around 20degrees Celsius on good average (19-22) its in my living room

Thanks brewkinger! Do you think it made the bitterness as well? Cheers

Dear all, So far I brewed 4 batches, with different ingredients, and different hops (incl schedule) etc. The only thing I did the same was the mash temp (76C / 168/169 F). All beers had the same sort of lingering bitterness. The first batches had loads of bittering hops, a newbie mistake...

Hahhaa feet? Hmmm. Okthanks for responding!

Thanks! It does smell great!And fuzzy2133, how do you mean?