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One of the beers is all extract, so I don't think the problem has anything to do with the mashing. What does astringency taste like? I've been reading up on it, but I can't get a clear description of it. And if it is astringent, what caused it? The only comman factor between the brews that I...

Both beers were brewed at the top end of the acceptable range for S-05 and US-05, at about 22-23°C (73F). The couple of kit beers I did before turned out fine at these temps. I did let the beers come up to about 25° after the fermentation had subsided after about 4-5 days. The yeast seems to...

Hi all, I'm new to home brewing. I started with a couple of kit batches with hopped extract that turned out really great so I thought I'd move on to doing my own hop boil with extract. Unfortunately the beer has turned out almost undrinkable. The beer has a strong bitter aftertaste that...

Hi everyone, I'm new to brewing and I'm looking forward to learning from the great community here! I'm an Australian living in Germany, so I have a strong affinity to beer and look forward to brewing many of my own batches. I have already started with a couple of kits and have moved on to...