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but isn't bitterness different than sweet? maybe my palate isn't very well advanced. I generally know when my kits come out balanced. I replied to another post thinking maybe it was yeast attenuation.

I suspect you're right. I think the temp in my beer room (garage) has been a little too low. I might try pitching more yeast and look to get to a lower FG. Thanks.

I've been brewing kits for awhile and had great results. Lately I've started stepping away from kits and I've noticed my beers have a sweetness that wasn't there before. They're not bad by any means, just a little sweet. My OG and FG come in at decent figures (1.052 - 1.012) but I wonder...

I've probably gotten into your question too late, but about two weeks ago I brewed a brown Porter and used 10 oz. of chocolate malt along with some other grains as a partial malt brew. I had an OG of 1.052 and after two weeks had a FG of 1.016. The brew came in at about 4.75 percent as I...

Depending on the quality of your yeast, fermentation should start off strong and maybe begin bubbling in only a few hours. The first 24 -36 hours should be pretty busy but I've got a batch of ESB still passing the occasional bubble after 4 days. It should be done in another day. Did you...

Hang in there. My inlaws ran the strictest house for holiday gathering until the "outlaws" as we call ourselves started exerting our presence. Now we can openly enjoy wine. I still sneak around with the flask... but it's all good. Just takes time.

I haven't seen anyone comment on this, but how are you carbonating? Are you bottling or kegging? Do you have "flat beer with a head"? I spent a long time brewing before I realized the importance of following the carbonation rules for the kind of beer I brewed.