I use this recipe as a guide and make minor changes here and there but it works very very very well. Never have I had one complaint and always am asked for the recipe.
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I have experimented by changing spices, replacing most of...
I good vinegar shouldn't be horrible to sip. And in my quote I said things I have fermented.
Besides there is a difference between vinegar and a soured beer.
FYI, I am attempting a extract version of this. Here is my recipe:
Recipe Type: Extract
Yeast: WLP380
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: ~1.065
Final Gravity: ???
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
MALT
7# Wheat (DME)
1.75 # Pilsner
1.75 # Vienna
.5 # 60L
HOPS
2 oz (6.2 AAU) Hallertauer at 60...
Try doing a half chimney with charcoal and placing on top of unlit charcoal in your pan. It's possible you just put too much in and didn't wait for the temp to settle out. One thing I used to do in my ECB was take the water pan and put a couple of fire bricks in it and then cover it with foil...