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That was pretty much how I bottled my first couple of brews, and they seem to have turned out pretty well. As long as you don't have a lot of the one step left in the bottle after dumping it, I can't see it being a problem.

I followed the recipe exactly as its listed. Just make sure that when you buy the canned pumpkin you don't unintentionally buy it pre-spiced ( I did that with my second batch, and I'm waiting to see how that will effect things).

Just cracked into a bottle of this and it was amazing. Great Recipe!!

I suppose I should have posted the recipe in the first place but here it is... English Pale Ale 3.3lbs Plain Light LME 2lbs Plain Light DME 8oz Crushed Crystal Malt 60L Steeped at 160f 20 minutes 1oz Kent Golding Hops 60 minutes 1 1/2oz Glacier Hops 5 minutes Nottingham...

So after 4 weeks in the bottle ( and 4 in the primary) my beer seems to have picked up a rather harsh/bitter chemically taste. I'm unsure as to what could be causing the problem, since the beer doesn't smell funky and tasted fine (although a bit flat) prior to bottling. I'm using "1-step" no...