seems i have a very different tasting beer when i use the dme ,,way better tasting to me ,a little more in cost but after you have brewed a few more batches youll be able to tell a difference too,you beer bud bull
they are very much like a rose bush cut them back with a sharp pair of snippers ,and leave them be for the winter they need rest .if you do this they will rise again ,
did you secondary this brew ,somtimes you can leave it in the secondary to long and all the yeast will settle out of the beer ,making it take a longer time to carb up ,just a thought ,have had this problem myself,your beer bud bull
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