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Hamiltont- I did not take the ph. Yooper- I used the same water I did with my lame batch, although 7 gal was boiled in the all grain while only 3 gal was boiled in the extract batch which might have led to more chlorophenols being formed?

Cool thanks guys!

Thanks for the reply! My grains were crushed at my LHBS, so I'm thinking that might not be the issue. It is possible that my mash temp was a bit high. My lab thermometer read 154 for the mash, but it takes about a minute to get an accurate reading from those things. I sparged with water at...

Hello all, I recently brewed an English Brown Ale using washed whitbred yeast. I bottled about 12 days ago, and cracked one open to see how the carbonation process was coming along. The carbonation was fine, but the beer had a very strong bitter/chemical/soapy aftertaste that lingered on...

KFH How long did you leave this in your primary before bottling?

Nope haven't removed chlorine compounds before. I'll use rev osmosis water from here on out or campden tabs. Not worth the risk! Still just hoping this is a case of RDWHAHB. Thanks for your help!

I'm using the same water as I always do, and haven't had any problems before... Could something have changed that greatly in the grain bill to allow such flavors to be priduced? Also the Preboil/postmash sample tasted fine. Any thoughts?

Just brewed byos December fat tire clone. Took preboil sample and it tasted sweet but fine. Forgot to take an og before pitching wyeast 1272 in nutrient pack, so I took one right after I pitched the yeast. Tasted this sample and got a strange chemical taste from it. Could this be from the...

First AG and it went well! Used washed whittbread I salvaged from a friend. OG was a little high so hoping it doesn't turn out too sweet. Looking forward to coming back from the holidays to this!

great thanks a lot!

I dry hopped my Dead Ringer IPA about 4 days ago and started to notice a white/dusty looking buildup around the sides of my carboy, particularly at the "ribs" on the sides and on the bottom. Is this just yeast rafts, or could it be something undesirable? Take a look and let me know what you...

so took a hydro reading today. got a reading of 1.019. Also raised the temp to about 68, and I am going to keep it around there for another week. Then read again. Shooting for 1.012. OG was 1.060. Beer tasted great! Lots of bitter with citrusy finish. so looking good right? Also, the...

As I sit hear typing to thee, A dirty carboy is calling me! Scrubs and brushes that leave me blue, Are nothing compared to you. New Carboy cleaner! Hohoho

Thanks guys. Tomorrow is day 6, and I'm going to take a hydro reading.

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Hello all, I am brewing the Dead ringer IPA LME kit from northern brewer. Once in the fermenter. I had vigorous yeast activity for 48+ hrs. Had about 2 in of krausen an lots of gurgling. Then on the 3rd day into fermentation, the krausen completely fell and there is little activity going on...