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Perhaps - it was about 6mos old, but stored in a dry closet, still sealed.

Hadn’t heard of that - I’ll do some research. Would love to get the temp down a bit

1- funny, I used to always rehydrate, but I don’t think I have with any of these 3. You think it’s stalling out? 2-FG has been a little off and ABV has come in 1-1.5% lower than expected each time 3-yeah - my wife says the same thing about the flavor

Totally agree, just don’t have a way to cool it off unless I build a mini fridge setup.

Does *not taste like bread, rather

Definitely malty - does my taste like bread at all. Very sweet and can’t taste the hops hardly at all.

My last 3 batches have tasted way too malty, and frankly, not good. Not sure where the problem is. I’m using extract kits from northern brewer and some of them I’ve made before with no issues. Doesn’t matter if I ferment in a bucket or glass - I get the same malt-dominant flavor. And I can taste...

So - I've long since finished this beer, but wanted to share - it came out great. A friend of mine named it The Hot Blonde. I ended up roasting 3 Serrano peppers for 1/2 hour, removed the seeds, but left the veins, and put them in secondary with the beer for 10 days. Perfect amount of heat, a...

This is exactly what I've been looking for! How long did you keep it in the secondary before bottling? Would you roast the peppers if you did it again or has the green taste gone away?

Thanks for all the great info everyone - lots of options to explore here. If I pull it off I'll report back on how it came out.

I'm about to start my 3rd batch - a Blonde Ale, and really want to add some flavor to it. Anyone have any advice on how to get some bite into it(jalapeno) without overdoing it? What to add and when?