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Ok,I missed the hint. Guiness Black Lager? And if so...why? ��

Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

Base malts. And I prefer the Irish revolutionary. Then I am not familiar with the astronaut.

Exactly TX, mostly wanting something on hand until my other beers are finished. Not exactly wanting to "rush" it, but I would think this could be drinkable in 14 days..?

Thanks Aristotelian, it is intentionally light as I am trying to finish it quickly. My calculations have it coming in around 4.3abv. That being said, I could certainly adjust the rye to m.o ratio. I have not worked with rye a lot and would like for it to be noticeable. Maybe I'll up the rye to...

Field Tip

I have a couple of bigger beers going in my fermenters, In the mean time I want to do something that will be a quick grain to glass brew. I have no more room in a temp controlled environment so will be using a saison yeast. Current ambient temps range from 73-77. I have most ingredients on hand...

Grathan, are you thinking that my aerating of the wort could have caused the off flavors? I habe heard that it could stress the yeast. This is the best explanation I habe come up with. I have another batch in the primary now in which I used my new immersion chiller and aerated after chilling. I...

Grathan, not intentionally, but when pouring the hot wort through a strainer and into the fermenter I am sure a decent amount of aeration occured. I did that shortly after the boil ended so the wort was at near boil temp. As for the water, it's a grocery store brand. About all I know of it, is...

A few more notes. It seems if I refrigerate for about a week before drinking the flavor subsides, but is still there. Also I would like to give a shout out to Revvy, Edwort, Yooper, and Deathbrewer. Your postings have helped me and likely many, many others like me that read but have never posted.

I am occasionally experiencing off flavors in my beers. I am going to outline my brewing process . And hopefully someone can give some feedback. I am currently doing BIAB partial mashes. Typically about 5lbs of grains and between 3-4lbs of DME. The following is my most recent example. 3Lbs...