Recent content by frittsbier

Thank you, ajdelange for your thorough response and analysis. I've gathered some incredibly helpful info from your other posts on this forum. Thank you to the others that responded as well. I'm happy to hear someone else has experienced the same. I ran through the numbers on a new recipe the...

Bump. Anyone have high pH adjustment values from Beersmith?

Hello fellow brewers, I've been dipping my toes into water chemistry lately and had some issues with the calculators out there. I have had no issues with determining which salts to add to hit a certain profile in Beersmith or Bru'n Water. However, it's the pH adjustment that's been giving me...

Thank you all very much for your detailed responses. I agree with the consensus that there is too much crystal malt with a such a high estimated FG. I do want it to be a sweet barleywine, but not cloying and undrinkable. I think I'm also going to add another 0.5 oz of Target to the bittering...

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Dry English Ale (WLP007) Yeast Starter: Huuuuge Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.100 Final Gravity: 1.021 IBU: 40 Boiling Time (Minutes): 90 or 120? Color: 20 SRM Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 31 at 67...

Did you ever determine a solution - 5 years later? Haha. I'm having the same issue and also may be convinced it's oxidation or carbonic acid, but I think I take proper steps to avoid both of those potential problems.

I'm having the same exact issue, and have had it with several styles now. The beer is exceptional when tasting the FG sample at kegging and up to a few days after. From there, it goes downhill. What once was a bright, flavorful beer, becomes a bitter, muddied, boring taste. No depth of flavor...

Thank you for the responses! I took a taster of my Citra Pale to my LHBS last night when I went to pick up some ingredients. One of the guys said he didn't taste anything wrong, which is understandable considering he didn't have the pleasure of experiencing the first tastings. The beer is not...

I want to bump this thread as I've had the same issue with several batches now and haven't identified the issue. Three batches in a row now, the first day of tastings out of the keg are phenomenal. The hop profiles have lots of depth. Just made this Citra Pale Ale and it was so bright with...

Wow, this is exactly why I love this site! Thank you for your guys input. I will certainly treat my water next time and keep you posted if that fixes the issue. It seems strange to me that the beer tastes exceptional at first and the flavors fade over time to leave this dull, bitter taste. I...

Hey guys, I'm a newbie and must say that HBT is maybe the greatest forum I've ever been a part of. So much incredibly helpful info on here and I've noticed improvement in every one of my beers so far. Two batches ago, I went bold and tried for a Pliny The Elder clone. I missed my gravity...