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kwadric, thanks for the input. I'm going to pick some vanilla extract up and try it in a glass. Will report back.

The element is scorched but it didn't affect the flavor of the American Brown Ale I just made. I'm tending to agree with you about the Carafa-III. I really had no idea it could make that flavor. This recipe is based off of a Victory Storm King Stout and I have brewed before with no smokey...

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Ok, here is a picture after the last brew. Looks like some scorching. This was a brown ale with no smokey flavor.

I do have space and will set it aside while aging. I'm believing more and more that is was the Carafa III.

The element in question is in the boil kettle. The herms coil is in the HLT and never gets wort in it.

I would except the hydro sample was so smokey, I couldn't drink it!

I'm hoping it is just young. I have brewed this recipe before and it was amazing. I also tasted it throughout it's aging process and no smokey or ashy flavors. I read some posts about Carafa III when used in too high of a percentage, can cause ashy flavors. Here is my grain bill. 77.0 % 2 Row...

Thanks for the info. It may be the outer coating. I'll pull the element out and see if it is damaged or just has some crud I missed. Although I did brew the next week and my brown came out perfect.

My stout has finished fermenting and when I tasted the hydro sample, it has a distinct smokey off-flavor like an ashtray. I couldn't finish the sample. I have researched Phenolic off flavors and causes could be chlorine, infection, or over sparging among others. - I use 1/2 campden tablet to...

Any Updates? Where did you find the 1k ohm 1watt resistors? How about the fuses/holders? Looks good.

Oh man .. I just googled that. I didn't know the term but I've always wondered why some beers I used to like don't do it for me. I mainly drink IPA's and lately they are getting stronger and hoppier. One of my current favorites is Lagunitus Sucks. Awesome beer. I did just rediscover NB Ranger...

Yooper, I'm glad you responded! I think you are onto something. My Sulfate level is 24ppm. I see in BrunWater that it suggests from 150ppm to 350ppm for hoppy/bitter beers. The cell was still green for me and I didn't catch this. I just brewed a Wooky Jack clone this past weekend and its...

Not yet. I chilled the batch in less than 15 minutes to Fermenter and left it only in the primary (never had the lid off and sampled through the spigot on the side). then racked to keg and purged with co2. At that point after 1st 1.25oz dry hop, I had no hop aroma and it mildly tasted like an...

Pat, that is good to know. That is what I expected but not what I got. Did you dry hop in the primary? Did you sample before the dry hop and was there any aroma? I'm leaning towards some old hops but the hops in the kit were from Northern Brewer (boil and first hop addition) and the second...

For kicks, I decided to try one more dry hop addition. I added 2oz of Citra. Within one hour, I had amazing hop aroma and flavor. Wow. When I took out the other 2 oz of Centennial, it had no hop smell. I'm not sure if I got some old hops but I am sure they smelled great when they went in. I...

Yeah, the second addition (2oz) was an attempt to get more aroma. Next time, I'll roll my own recipe and add more. The water profile for Chesterfield, Va. is very good. I did add 2.3g of Calcium Cholride to bring the Calicum to 44ppm based on Brun Water. My mash ph was dead on.

Yeah, I agree. It's what the recipe called for but we are not getting the results that others are, given the same recipe. Is it worth adding more dry hops in the keg at this point? If the utilization is low in the cold, maybe I need a few more oz to help this batch or should I leave it and try...

Well HopUnion says Centennial is medium intensity floral and citrus (lemon) tones. http://www.hopunion.com/aroma-wheel/?aroma=Citrus I was really just going from the taste of a Bells Two Hearted. It has a nice floral/citrus flavor. Mine is shaping up and tastes like a IPA but still no citrus...

Ok, I brewed my first A.G. batch about a month ago (been brewing extract for 2 years). It was the Dead Ringer IPA (Bells Two Hearted) clone from Northern Brewer (5 gallon). Everything went well. I hit all the numbers. 1063 OG, 1011 FG after 10 days (fermented at 65* Wyeast 1056). I followed the...