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I brewed a Winter Warmer

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UPDATE: i simplified my approach on the recipes, then i also switched to kegging, instead of bottles. Additionally, I also added one additional week for fermentation. All is good now. I now have a wonderful porter and an IPA that turned out fantastically well. Thanks everyone for the insights...

What is your method for keeping the tubing sanitized and fresh? Which plastic components did you switch out?

It looked like bottling process caused an infection and it had a faint rotten egg smell. And a bit too yeasty seemingly No a an empire Ale yeast Ok sounds like good advice

Yup. I have a wort chiller and I have been pitching between 65 and 70 for sure.

Most definitely. Super strict about opening up the fermenter. I take it very seriously. The lid and the immersion pro, along with the airlock are dependable. I conditioned: Batch #1 - 0 weeks, dumped #2 - 2 weeks (this was the all grain kit) #3 - 3 weeks #4 - 4 weeks #3 - 3 weeks #6 - still...

I use distilled water and then use software to tell me what i need to add based on the grains and hops. I add calcium, gypsum, Epsom salt, whatever is recommended. For temp controls,, I have a brewjacket immersion pro temp control system as well as inkbird and converted cooler. My temp control...

Did you bottle with those early batches?

What I have: I have a Brewsie 16 gall brew pot with false bottom and with a shitty bazooka screen I cant stand. I also have three fermenters: a big mouth bubbler 6 gallon, a Fermzilla PET conical 7 gallon, and a Fermzilla all-Rounder PET 7 gallon. I have purchased every all grain type of malt...

So, do you believe kegging makes it easier/better?

Maybe the problem may be that I am a beer snob. IDK. I work so hard on these brews, I am consistent and meticulous. I have been crushed every time. I have dumped all except one. They are terrible after conditioning. I suppose I was expecting that I would be in full stride by now.

Hello Everyone. I have been brewing about three months now. I am on my sixth batch now. All of them have sucked pretty much. But I am bound and determined to make beer I am proud to share with people. Right now I would only offer my beer to Adolf Hitler.

...Until you were good at making beer? How many batches did you wreck before you made something drinkable. Or worth showing friends? How many brews until a person gets good at it?