Since having all this rain in the last two months my tap water ph seems to have gone a little crazy and now starts low (in the 4s) versus previously was in the high 6's (which I use citric acid to reduce). I know I can add a bicarbonate to increase the ph but on the week end I added 4 teaspoons...
Well I have to admit I did not wait around, I smelt it, it was not overly "beery", and tipped it. However I did note that the beer seemed smoother ealier on, but seemd to get "rougher" in aroma as it cold conditioned.
I have tried to seach the forum for this but can't find anything so here goes. I tipped out a very odd smelling beer (can't describe it) on the weekend, and at the bottom of the fermenter the spent yeast etc looked like smooth peanut butter with things looking similar to choc chips in it. The...
No I haven't razz, but as a fairly new person to all grain brewing I am getting some off flavours and I am trying to eliminate/determine where they are coming from. As a I live in Albury I don't have access to a lot of experienced brewers who could probably tell me what the issue is straight...
Does any one know generally when malt is too old to use? I have some which is about 18 months and I am tossing up whether to toss it.
And what adverse affects can/does 'old' malt have on your beer?