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So, I brew IPAs for my wife and darker beers for myself. My IPAs turn out pretty well and we're both very pleased with those, no off flavors that I can detect. However, my porters and stouts always have a sourish off taste to some extent that I don't perceive in my lighter colored beers. I...

Wasn't nearly as bad as I'd feared and it went pretty smoothly as well. I was Brewing Caribou Slobber from Northern Brewer. The only minor hiccup was when strike temp ended up at 148 after mashing in. I drained a little tun water off and heated that to get to 153. Water was at 152 after one...

Hello, I am planning on brewing a Belgian Dubbel tomorrow. Wednesday night I made a starter, was gone all day yesterday so couldn't observe it, came home this morning and put it in the fridge to crash. Its been in almost 8 hours and there is not as much yeast on the bottom as I would have...

I plan on brewing my first all grain batch in a week or so. I've just started researching water chemistry and I've seen several suggest not to worry too much about it at first. I suppose I'll save that until I have a few all grain batches under my belt. However, could someone please help my...

Hello, long time lurker, first time poster. I have previously brewed around 8 extract kits with the first few being partial(2.5) gallon boils. After reading that full boil may produce better beer, I purchased a 10 gallon kettle and produced two really nice IPAs. Then I brewed a blonde ale for my...