Recent content by Rob Roy

Hi everyone, Been homebrewing over a year now and have had 3-4 solid batches in a row, starting to really get the hang of it. So, I decided I wanted to try my hand at adding fruit to beer. I got an extract kit from Northern Brewer for a wheat ale base (I normally do partial mash but due to...

I'm using a combination of liquid malt extract with mashed specialty grains. I use Sofale S-04 American Ale yeast. I keep my conical fermentor in my bedroom with the air conditioner set to 64 degrees. (It's on the other side of the room so actually fermentor temp is probably closer to 70)

I just took a look at my city water report. 170 alkalinity. Might that be the issue? Probably going to use bottled water for my next batch.

Hey all, I'm still pretty new to brewing. I've now done 5 batches and all but one has ended up with the same off flavor to the point of almost undrinkable and I'm having trouble figuring out what it is. I seem to follow everything correctly. Mash temps are good ,fermentation temps and longevity...