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Judgement day .... it's now (almost) two weeks since I bottled and I couldn't wait any longer I had to try it. As you can see the beer looks pretty normal. Not the best head retention and a bit too cloudy for my taste - but not bad at all. Taste-wise it's great!! Turned out nice and hoppy as...

So wanted to give an update on this beer. Today it was time to bottle. Its about 2 weeks since I brewed and the beer seems ready. I have attached a picture of the beer just before bottling. It didn't quite clear up as much as I hoped, but I am hoping it will clear up a bit in the bottle. It...

Nope no ferm cap used - didn't even know it existed

I will keep you guys posted ... I'm traveling this week so won't be able to check in on it again before Thursday

Here is a visual update - fermentation is still going but still no krausen

No oats - It was a 1 gallon batch with 2lb Pale Ale Malt and 0.2 lb Caramel Malt 20L. Could I have boiled it too hard? I was pretty careful but you never know...

I always use vodka or moonshine whatever I have handy...

Okay cool - I figured as long as its active I probably shouldn't worry too much. Thanks for the fast reply.

So my IPA from yesterday looks to be very active which is good, it has however not really formed any krausen yet. Should I worried? (See picture) In my almost 2 years of brewing this hasn't happened to me before. The beer is an IPA using US-05 yeast.