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Commercial beer examples are, "okay," but I'd really like to hear how you would describe the flavor "malty." Is it the dominant flavor in chewing malted barley? Is it sweet? Bready? I've tried googling, but malty, flavor, describe, taste etc are simply too generic words to return helpful...

Okay, so this is about my tenth attempt at making ale. I can't say any so far have been overly pleasant to drink. Some have been okay. So, my next batch I decided to pay more attention to yeast pitch rates. Perusing the net on the topic, I'm only more confused. There seems to be a lot of...

I'm not sure how I should proceed with this ale that soured on me. I've only tasted one or two commercial sour beers so I don't have a refined palette. I'm not crazy about the two I tried. I took a stab at cloning a Troubadour Obscura in a mini mash. I think I've mentioned this beer in...

Yesterday, I brewed my second true AG. I never liked the idea of using plastic for the mash tun. So, I bought a 15 gallon aluminum pot. I realize that pot is just about the worst possible choice for 5 gallon batches, however, it's given me a unique understanding of the physics of heat/heat...

This may be a fool's folly, but I'm trying to find out if someone can help me identify what's wrong with my ales. The first 4 all have it. It seems a little less noticible the more recent the beer. All were done within about 2 weeks of each other. If anything, it seems to be getting a little...

Hello everyone. This is my first post, though Google has referred me to this site NUMEROUS times, I only just joined. I'm fortunate enough to have a homebrew store just a few minutes from my house, but depending who's on duty, they can be very unhelpful, sometimes downright snobbish and rude...