Wow a lot of suggestions. Much thanks they are appreciated. Perhaps the LME addition late that keeps coming up could help. As for the partial boil, it was 3 gal. We have been using tap water and putting the hops in bags as well. The yeast starter is something we also have not done. I a learning...
Brewing program is ipad app iBrewmaster. Hops were used immediately after purchase. Partial boil.
Recipe is:
8 lbs light LME
8 oz British crystal malt
8 oz dextrin malt
Hops
4 oz Amarillo - 60 min
3 oz cascade - 1.5 @30 min and 1.5 @ 15 min
2 oz Wilamette - 1 min
Wyeast 1056
Thanks for...
Hello all. My friends and I have now brewed 4 batches, none of which have been very good. We have all the necessary equipment including a wort chiller. We are always careful about sanitization and we make sure the temperatures are right at the given times, but things don't seem to turn out...