5 Tips For Correcting Off-Flavors In Beer Brewing Given the amount of time it takes to brew a beer to completion, it can be exceedingly frustrating when it doesn’t taste anything like what you were hoping for. The good news is that brewing beer is a process that's been around for a very long time, which means we’ve learned how to deal with a lot of these flavor issues. Use these tips for correcting off-flavors in your beer brewing when you can’t seem to get it right.