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Not really from day 1, it seems to have to ferment. Tastes like sweet wort before that.

Not particularity, although I have been cautious about the chlorine content of the water. I have considered Gypsum, Calc chloride,Epsom, soda, etc for balancing the alkalinity of the water....although the PH is normally pretty close. But in troubleshooting the beer, I didn't want to introduce...

Yooper! I sure do love the UP! Jealous right now, I am in Tennessee and bet it feels way better up there. Those are my old stomping grounds. To a point. I have not tried reverse osmosis although I have considered it. I did not proceed in getting a system to do so because I asked myself, "is...

1) To clarify, I do have a sanitizing bucket. In on over abundance of caution I create a new 5g batch of sanitizer every time I touch the beer (bottling, racking, brew day, etc.) due to all the issues I have had. I leave most of my instruments in the bucket. However I do remove my hydrometer and...

Different strains depending on the batch. Tried both dry and liquid. Also cultured some from Bell Brewery (Oberon). Not sure if yeast is the culprit. Hops vary. Tried leaf and pellet to address the issue, but primarily use pellet. Freshness I assume is okay, smells fine, comes out of the fridge...

Also working on clarity (not filtering so it won't be perfect) and head retention. But when the beer sucks who cares? Not doing anything "fancy" here. Just run of the mill recipes (amber ale, blond, IPA) until I can get my chops...

Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to read this and providing you assistance. As the title states I am having trouble with an off flavor. This off flavor is hard to identify, even for seasoned brewers as I have let them sample some. First: I started brewing with a one gallon extract kit. I...