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FatDragon - in terms of general beer quality I think you're definitely right. I have a great deal of trouble consistently sourcing ingredients here, and it certainly plays into overall beer quality and consistency. Brewing here is a challenge, for sure.

Definitely a good thought, but I use the same river water for boiling priming sugar. I'm heading home to the States for Christmas and I'm bringing samples of both my tap water and the river water to send off to Ward Labs to be analyzed. At least that way I can know for sure that my water...

Thanks so much for the quick replies. schokie, samples from the second batch tasted fine during its 3 weeks in primary, but tasted foul after two weeks in the bottle. The first batch tasted medicinal after 2 weeks in the primary and I had to toss it. The third batch has been in the primary for...

Hi everyone, Long-time lurker, first-time poster here. Thanks to everyone for all of the great information and advice that I’ve gotten from this site in the past years. I’ve been brewing on and off for about 12 years. I’ve brewed both extract and all-grain, but generally stick to partial...