You've made a Belgian Pale Ale or Abbey Ale, which are both EXTREMELY well balanced (think Chimay) and that yeast strain and the use of Willamette and Fuggles makes a good balance and keeps it in style. There are a few grains you could cut out, like you mentioned and I think you'll have a truly...
Cool, I'd love to critique your wares! You can send it to the brewery (goes for all ya'll!) ATTN: Darren.
If you call ahead or email ([email protected]) I'll make sure I'm on hand to give the tour.
Look forward to meeting you!
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Knowing this, as you clearly do, shame on you for not over-buying to prevent the inevitable return trip...
Not to excuse poor manufacturing standards, but it is what it is...
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As long as you see alot of whole kernals and I actually see alot of good husks, I think you'll be fine. You'll always have flour, that's just an end product, but after a couple times, you'll know what to expect.
I say, brew on!
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I'd question the freshness of your grain. The crush doesn't look far off, but the 'torn' husks, make me question how old they are...
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Plus, I couldn't find my RED shaded glasses to truly decipher your image...
The easy answer is, yes...
The clerks SHOULD know how to handle the products they are "ringing up".
AND, you ARE a beer snob...but that's a good thing!
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The long answer has to do with the capitolistic society we live in and how insignificant we all are, and the meaning of...
The easy answer is, use bottled water and forget about this...
BUT, you'd be taking the easier and more expensive way out.
I've seen filtering mentioned and buffer solution mentioned as well. As long as your water tastes good and you filter out any 'unknowns', then you are good to go...
Mine is perfect with the factory setting. Maybe a picture of your crush?
Plenty of people mess with theirs, so maybe there's an inconsistency...
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