Recent content by Grimpond

Thanks for all the insight and advice. I have used spring water before and I guess now it is time to switch back!

Greetings everyone! I have been a fan of beer for a long time, but have only been a fan of home brewing for a couple of years. My wife and I are not what you would consider "hard-core" home brewers, though. We generally brew 2 - 3 batches a year, all with extracts, and we bottle rather than...

This is the first result that came up when I did a Google search for "hombrew forums" and I had also found links to this site before finally joining by searching for various homebrew topics.

Thanks, that gives me a good place to start! I did use tap water, but I wonder what specifically in the tap water causes this? For this batch the water was tap water, but it went through a "pur" faucet filter before use.

Hello, I hope someone can help me with this issue that I have noticed in some of the beers I have brewed, including my current batch of American Amber. For some reason, the beer seems to develop an "off" flavor, sort of an undesirable (not hoppy) bitter aftertaste when chilled. However...