Recent content by Mucklefuzzy

Sorry to hijack, I can't figure out how to PM people... Thorrak, can you connect a Tilt hydrometer to Fermentrack and use the Tilt thermometer as your primary thermometer rather than using a thermowell? I know that you can hook up the Tilt to graph the SG, but can't find info on using to...

Well... it would appear that the conventional wisdom of "wait and it might get better" was true! After just one week of bottle conditioning, the pale ale has gotten remarkably better. No hint of the astringent aftertaste that it had before. This may be have something to do with being cold &...

Thanks for the thoughts and interesting on the sparge temp... I definitely think this is a different bitterness than hops - very back of the throat rather than back/sides of the tongue which I find I normally get with hops. Interestingly, it's very different than tannins in a wine, but maybe...

Thanks for the feedback! I don't have exact pre/post-boil sizes as I don't have markings on my pot. Pre-boil I had used 13.5L of water in the first batch and 21.25L in the second batch. Rough guessing, I'd say that I ended up fermenting ~10L in the first batch and bottling ~8L. Does that...

Hi guys! I'm brand new to this and have just tried brewing two beers, both from all-grain. Neither is finished, but both have shown a very bitter aftertaste when tasted at different stages in the process. I know that some of the answer will be to be patient and see how it turns out, but I'm...