I picked up an oatmeal stout kit, then ran across more than a few threads that suggest that the oats can't really just be steeped.
The kit has
8oz oats
4oz chocolate malt
4oz roasted barley
6lb Dark LME
1oz Fuggles
I want to minimize the number of other things I have to buy so I came...
At any rate, I got my water tested last week and this is what I got:
Ca+2: 73
Mg+2: 26
SO4-2: 3
Na+: 11
Cl-: 2
HCO3-: 360
Hard with bicarbonates through the roof. Looks like the chloride sulfate ratio favors bitterness a little bit too.
When you talk about flavor issues can you describe it. I think I am seeing problems that can be attributed to water (should have my test results back next week). It manifests itself as a lingering aspirin type bitterness that just seems to build up in the back of my mouth and throat. Initially...