I know most of my beers run 6-10º warmer than ambient. Just made a black ipa and its in my basement holding steady at 59-60 and beer temp is sitting at 68 currently. Not much air circulation. But other beers I have done have barely warmed above ambient. I think its black magic or witchcraft...
I have never dry hoped at peak krausen personally but it is a method I have heard of and might give it a go one day for an experament of sorts. Maybe make a pale ale split it dry hop one towards end and the other at peak krausen. I don't know just a rook here myself but u can definatly use your...
U can dry hop in primary. Just let it ferment out 2 to 3 weeks and then dry hop 5 to x amount of days then bottle or keg. Although I have read of a method where u start dry hop at peak krausen with amazing results so it was prob fine.
although I hate to tell this I was moving my keggle off the burner to my beer stand and bumped bottom against leg. Instant burn but then, but then, then I set it down where it started to burn my carpet in garage. Then tilted it with one hand and stuck hand under to pick it up quickly. Needless...
What kind of mineral wool are you guys using. As a insulator by trade I know some of that stuff can be very nasty till its all sealed up. Looks great though.
I just pitched 100 ml slurry that's two weeks old with a half liter startes and she was very aggresive within couple hours and at fg within 5 days. Maybe you shoulda waited or maybe something happend when you were washing.
Don't scrape it back down. I have been told here the stuff that forms when the krausen falls can lead to off flavors. And to avoid pushing back into the beer to help minimize what falls back down into your beer. Idk just what I've heard. I'm a newb so don't trust me 100%