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Okay, thanks, guys. I think I might try M76 yeast as it should work as low as 47. And once the fermentation starts I'm sure it will heat up a little more. Who knows, this could be almost perfect temp for it! :) For ale beers, I think using frozen soda bottles could work quite well! Though, from...

Hey guys, My second day here at the forums, and the second thread. :) Okay, I decided to go back making smaller batches for various reasons. One of them being that I've got a small fridge I'd love to use for controlling fermentation temps and do some lagering. I did some measuring, and the...

Thanks for all the replies! It seems the plastic boiler is to blame, that'd make sense. The taste/smell is so weird; I could imagine it coming from the plastic boiler vessel. Chlorophenol as @dmtaylor suggested, could be another explanation. I'll be tossing out my old gear just to make sure and...

Thanks, guys, some great replies! @UncleAvis I'm using tap water, straight out of a tap. @micraftbeer That might very well be true. It would explain pretty much everything and that weird taste that's super hard to tell what it is. I can't say for sure, but I think I've tasted the wort before...

It's food grade, and to my understanding, it should be PP (polypropylene) and should be fine for higher temps. However, I wouldn't be surprised if this is what's going wrong. I won't be using it for my next batch!

I can't find those tablets here in Finland. However, with the next smaller batch I'll try using spring water, that should eliminate the possible problem with too much chlorine. Oh, going slightly off topic, but could use help with this as well: I've got this small fridge, I did some testing...

Hi ancientmariner52, Thank you for your reply! I think something coming off from the plastic boil kettle is plausible and would explain the taste. It's probably the only thing in common with those batches went wrong. That, and the way of mashing, but I highly suspect it's that. I will go back...

Hey guys! Long time lurker, first-time poster. I'll try to keep this short (EDIT: Well, I tried!): I brewed all-grain rauchbier with my friend around three years ago with a very little knowledge. Against all the odds the beer turned out fantastic. We used 10l kettle, so the batch size was...