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Actually it turned out really well. After bottling, I tried it every few days. It had an off taste but after about two weeks it was pretty good with some subtle off taste and after a month it was great and I’m loving it. I made the same recipe again to see if it was reproducible and it was. I...

Krausen fell. FG a bit low, but brew seems OK. thanks again

I, of course, remembered today that I'm an Infection Doctor and know how to do microbiology. Unfortunately I don't have the right equipment at home, but I was actually able to do some rudimentary staining and used a crappy microscope. You can see the nice plump healthy Yeast and although not...

Thanks. All great advice. Hopefully it will settle.

Definitely not dormant. Still producing lots of CO2

Safale US-05 @ 69F

Thanks. But the Krausen hasn’t fallen and it’s already below desired FG. So should I bottle before the Krausen falls? It’s clearly still actively fermenting

Hi all. I’m fairly new to home brewing. I’m on my third brew. First two went well. The one I’m doing now is Brewer’s Best American Cream Ale. It’s now 8 days old in the Carboy. Haven’t done this one before so not sure what’s normal. From day 1 of fermentation I thought the vented gas had an odd...