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Slightly new to brewing. The last 4 batches I have made have all been good, but they all have "that taste" that I cant figure out. I dont know how to explain the taste other than it makes you want to smack your tongue off the back of your mouth (in a odd, somewhat bad way). I originally...

Already done American 2 row base crystal 40 table sugar added 5oz chinook 1 oz 60 min 1 oz 30 min 2 oz 15 min 1 oz flameout currently at around 8% 2 weeks into primary To be done have 2 oz simcoe to dry hop with Question 1) Ive done a lot of reading on here (thanks...

My latest brew (a nut brown) has been in bottles for about 2 weeks. I fermented too high 74-78* range on the sticker thermometer that sticks on the outside of the fermenter. But I had to leave town on a whim so there was not much I could do to keep the temps down. I tasted it last night and...

Hey everyone, I am at this moment getting ready to bottle a nut brown ale. I scrubbed and sanitized with one step sanitizer - the kind that uses oxygen. I then threw the bottles in the oven at 180* for 40 min to further sanitize. Now that they are cooling in the oven I have noticed that they...

Hey everyone, I want to learn more about grains/malts and why some of the experts out there would use the grains they use. What flavors are you looking for out of a specific grain? Why would you use that grain in your recipe? I really appreciate your responses and I am sure other noob...

It should be possible to sanitize tubing/equipment in the oven correct? My warm setting is around 160-170* which is not far off from mash temperatures. mesophiles (microorganisms that thrive in temperatures 70-90*, which therefore are the ones that infect our brew) start to die off around...

Hey I have a couple questions if anyone out there knows the answer(s) it would be great! 1) How long does the "one step sanitizer" last after added to warm water? I brewed tonight and I threw the sanitizer in the primary right when I started the process. I was concerned after 3 hrs (first all...

Hey everyone this is my first attempt at a Pumpkin ale. I am also new to AG brewing. 5.5 gallon batch Grain/additives: 7# Pale Malt, Maris Otter 1# caramel Crystal 20L 1# caramel Crystal 40L 1# Munich 1# wheat Rice hulls 2# pumpkin (canned and roasted in oven added to mash) 1/2# brown sugar...