Category: Off-flavors

Most homebrewers have been told that they should keep their fermenters and bottled beer in the dark to avoid skunky or lightstruck flavors but might wonder why this is the case. To help separate bro...

Many people enjoy the flavor of bananas but banana flavor in beer is not always desirable. Since I've run into this particular off-flavor before while homebrewing I thought it would be a good idea to...

Everyone wants their beer to turn out delicious and if your homebrew tastes metallic then you are probably pretty frustrated and want to know why. Since this is a fairly common off-flavor, I thought...

Waiting weeks or months for your beer to finish, only to realize that your homebrew tastes salty, can be frustrating. As far as off-flavors go, salty definitely isn't the worst thing to have to deal...

It can be incredibly frustrating to deal with off-flavors in your homebrew and a beer that tastes soapy is one of the stranger problems to have. Today, we'll look at what could cause a homebrew beer...

While homebrewing is incredibly fun and rewarding as a hobby, it's not always sunshine and roses. After a long brew day, weeks in the fermenter, and more weeks in the bottle it can be devastating to...