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LovesIPA - Thanks, you may be on to something there. I am using bottled water which may be low on calcium (as far as I remember this is not good for light ales, but I am not very good with water stuff so I am probably wrong). I did an extract IPA (with crystal 60) and this didn't have the sweet...

Typically I mash at 65C 149F and I use a fairly decent thermometer, its new but analogue rather than digital. I am fairly close on both OG and FG (normally the FG is closer to target) but nothing too worrying (I think) Target OG: 1.048 FG: 1.012 Actual OG 1.045 FG 1.011 Same story with the...

Wow, you guys are great!! Thanks to all of you. Eltorrente: Thank you for replying: It's not a malty sweetness at all. One of the beers was a strawberry and it took over the taste of the strawberry. I have done some other brews and the taste is still there just not as strong as the strawberry...

Hi, I have been doing all grain brewing by BIAB method for a few months now and I seem to always create an off flavour that I don't recognize. It is a sweet background taste and at first I though I had under hopped but it exists (in different quantities) in all the beers I have made. I am...

Hahah, it sounds like you know me!! Taking the reading before diluting it with water sounds exactly like something i would do!! This time i got it right though, and the OG was taken right before I pitched the yeast, after the addition of extra water and at more or less room temperature (22C is...

Hi smh, thanks a lot for the response. It's good to hear that the end product won't suffer, I only have a small brewing kettle and am doing small batches but this gives me plenty of opportunity to experiment with different grain, hops, processes etc. Regarding the efficiency, it was not great...

Hi, I have done my first brew in a bag. It is now fermenting and bubbling nicely. I did have a quick questions though: In all of the threads I have read, you start the mash with more water than your intended batch so as to end up with the right amount at flame out. Is it best not to top...

Wow, thats great. Thanks a million for the replies. I will wait a little and hopefully it will settle. Thanks a lot

Hi, This is my first post so would like to congratulate everyone on a great forum!! amazing. I had a quick question that I was hoping to have some help with. I am brewing an IPA for the first time and whilst I was checking the gravity it was really clear and I was quite pleased with...