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Great. Thanks for the quick response. Happy new year.

I am considering using a 200W ceramic heater from (insert big box store here) inside my refrigerator in conjunction with a dual temp controller STC1000. The ferm wrap seems low quality and the ferm pad is out of stock everywhere. This looked like a viable and inexpensive solution. I would...

The Kolsch was a brewers best kit with a dry yeast. I don't think it was a true Kolsch strain but could be wrong. You point is understood though. As my first attempt at making beer it was an uneducated choice. At the time I simply chose something I had never heard about. I tend to jump...

The multiple issue thought has crossed my mind numerous times. Those are always the fun ones to troubleshoot at work as well. I think establishing a "best practices" with my water (ie: campden tabs, etc.) should help to remove unnecessary variables. Speaking of consulting the local brew...

Prrriiide, Excellent info from Louisville Water. I found the report but did not see the ion information that I really needed. I am on LWC supply. Thanks much. Been looking for this for a while. I am inclined to dilute with distilled and look at adjusting pH some as Kingwood-kid notes...

Brewski08, Good thought but the extracts were not pre-hopped. Yooper, Thanks for the suggestions. I will try my next batch with distilled. The hardness could be the issue. DPBISME, Agreed on the aging. Time has made them all better. The first couple weeks on the Kolsch were...

Thanks for the replies everyone. For the two extract brews I did, the specialty grains were steeped at 152F for 15 minutes and then raised to drain but no squeezing. I am suspect that the water is contributing to issue as well. I plan to brew this weekend. I did not mention in the first...

Hopefully the HBT knowledge pool can help solve this mystery. Between brew buddy and myself, we have brewed 3 extract batches all completely different styles (Kolsch, Hefe, and Porter). All three batches have been in bottle between 1-2 months. And all three finish with a similar lingering...

Hello all, I am taking my first shot at designing a recipe. For full disclosure, I have studied several recipes on the web to try and see some of the changes folks make. The base of this recipe started with "Dubbel Dog Dare You". If royalties are owed please let me know and I will Cease...