You can control ph with grist ratio in your mash. Less water to grain means lower ph. So if you just mash a Little thicker and sparge more.... of course final beer ph is a different story.

Taste a lot of beer styles. I started out trying to brew really boring beer, because I did not know what good beer tasted like. Also try not to over analyse, if you are enjoying the beer then it must be good. Off flavours are like weeds - a weed is just a normal plant growing where you don’t...

Quick read bbq. The mash is different temps in different places. Probe a few points

I know guys who don’t sanitise bottles at all. Bugs do not like clean glass. I wash once after pouring. If I don’t have time I throw them out. Washing bottles with hardened sediment is not worth it. Then I either run through dishwasher or give a quick rinse with alkaline salts before refilling...