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Am I the only one that feels like IPA and Pale Ale need to be broken out in the style guidelines? The reason I bring this up is I knew that the IPA style had "hazy" in it. I had no idea Pale Ale did as well. I got bit by that last night when I bought a six pack of a pale ale. I bought it...

I would love a Inkbird WiFi ITC-308 temp controller. I probably missed it though. Happy new year.

It seems like figuring out what is causing your particular off flavors is the best first step. For me it was temperature co trolled fermentation. I made my first batch in July and it was terrible. I made an immediate second batch in August or September. Terrible. The third batch was my...

I brewed this on Friday and pitched 2 rehydrated packets of us04. Saturday midday I was glad I had a blowoff rig attached. Really looking forward to this beer. Thanks!

Admittedly I don’t test conversion. When I first started doing all grain I did 152 mashes and if I was a little low I got full conversation regardless. Now that I’m aiming lower I’ll probably buy some iodine in case this happens again.

I just did some reading that at 146 it is still converting but slower. So yeah. It sounds like my instinct was a good plan. Thanks.

So my mash dropped to 146 by accident. I was shooting for 148. I added some hot water and now it is at 148. I have already mashed at the lower temp for an hour. The original plan was to mash at 148 for an hour then do 155 for 10 minutes. Should I start the hour over since it is at 148 now...

Oh I'm drinking it. I've been drinking it. It has already improved. It is basically a light bitterness in a yellow beer. A beer I'm sure you've had before from a can. :-)

Thanks all. I feel better it was the recipe and not me struggling with off flavor. I’ll probably run this again with a lot more cascade. I like the idea of SMaSH. I guess I’ll have to also look into a different base grain for a dry APA. It’s a fun hobby.

Kegging...I use an autosiphon. I recently invested in the SS brew bucket so I'll be able to eliminate the autosiphon potential issue on my next batches.

I am starting to think that has been my problem. I had read that you should ferment at the lower end of the yeast temp range for "cleaner" flavor. I guess that's not the case for US05. I also recently saw a post by Yooper saying the same thing you just did. Other yeasts like US-04 do benefit...

I have Beersmith2. I did use that. I guess I was thinking I'd get more flavor out of what I added in the flavor window. I haven't done this in a while so I'll try something else with a larger flavor and aroma addition. I enjoy the dryer west coast hoppy beers. I was going for dry with lower...

I am just getting back into the hobby after a 6 or 7 year break. I wanted to brew something simple since I was having off flavor issues with all my batches when I stopped. My off flavor issue tasted like too warm fermentation flavor. Any way here is the recipe I used to make a come back... 5...

Just checked it again and it is still at 1.018. I raised the temp after you posted to 67. It has been there for 5 days. I would have thought it would have finished out Lower. I have a hard time believing it is finished given how it took off like a rocket then slammed to a halt. (I’m talking...

Yep. 1.018. Probably not done yet. I used rehydrated k97 And it is in my fermentation chamber set at 62. I would have thought based on how fast it took off and how vigorously it bubbled that it would be done. Guess not.

How quickly has this beer gone from brew day to serve? I have a half batch at day 7. The airlock has been inactive for 3 days.

Problem is I've never had sherry. So I can't peg the flavor to see if it is that. I did another experiment. The only equipment used that wasn't brand new and really freaking clean was my boil kettle and metal stirring spoon. The rest (big mouth carboy, thief, and air lock) were all new...

No not vinegar.

I thought that too. So I bought new buckets and hoses and canned all the older stuff.

I don't think it's autolysis. Palmer says if you ever taste it you'll know. Apparently it's gaggingly horrid. :( But maybe I'll try that. Though I believe I've let them sit that long before and had no ill effects. At this point I'll try most anything.