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Thanks, if it turns out being the water, which is definitely seeming like the consensus, I will hopefully be brewing better beer by the end of this! :D

Thanks for helping with this -- I contacted the council here, I was able to get this data so far: Chloride: 5.97 – 7.43 Sulfate/Sulphate: 1.82 – 1.97 For reference, Portland OR is: Chloride: 2.6 – 3.6 Sulfate/Sulphate: 0.35 – 0.43

North Canterbury, Rangiora! I am on mains water, yes. Probably not as many cows as Waikato, but you can still see the rivers are suffering from it. For the Portland water, I used this awesome thread Water chemistry for Portland, OR water made easy. and 2022 Drinking Water Quality Report...

Cheers, I'm guessing I'll be going down this rabbit hole now too.

Well it's been a good learning experience at least seeing the huge difference.

Good thoughts. I moved to a brewzilla, which has temp control, but I will check manually a bit carefully to make sure that about that. ph here is 7.7, and Portland I think is 8.1. The grinding may be different, I was using the grinder at the shop in Portland (grinding twice), and I bought my...

Clockwise, but the clocks are different down here. I will check the way my toilet flushes for guidance.

Yeah that will be an easy thing to rule out the kegging setup. The kegging system was all brand new, but my procedure with it might have an issue I guess.

Great suggestion, thanks.

Interesting -- No, there is not any real odour except a light chlorine smell.

Lots of cows! I live in a smallish town in a rural area.

Ok thanks guys, it sounds like I am on the right track with the water. I was able to find water reports in Portland, and was pretty confident in the water additives, but it's been more of a guess here. Sounds like a brew day is coming up next weekend with RO!

No I haven't had it yet fortunately. My wife has noticed the same issue with the taste as well, so there is definitely something going on.

It tastes fine I think, less chlorine than Portland.

Hello, I'm hoping you guys might be able to point me in the right direction. I recently moved from Portland OR to New Zealand, I have brewed three or four batches and they have all turned out pretty lackluster with various off flavours which I've never had before. - Same fermenter fridge, same...