nelaina
New Member
Hi, new brewer here... I am currently into the third week of carbing a IIPA that had a FG of 1.016.
First, on temperature: The room where I fermented generally stays between 63-67F so I moved most of the bottles into the closet that houses my hot water heater. It's hard to gauge the ambient temp of the closet but its well over 70F...probably closer to or just over 80F. The other bottles are in the main room, which is usually around 68F. Last night I sampled one bottle from the 80F group and one from the 68F group. The 80F bottle seemed to have a "cleaner" taste, but carbonation was nil. The 68F bottle had no carbonation but a more grassy/bitter taste. It seems like the higher temp area would be better, but is there a temp that is too high?
Second, on sediment: I understand sediment is normal in beers and the reason that it is there, but does the sediment decrease over time as the bottle carbs/conditions? It seems like there is a lot of sediment in some of the 12oz bottles, so I was wondering if some of it will go away due to the carbing process.
Thanks in advance!
First, on temperature: The room where I fermented generally stays between 63-67F so I moved most of the bottles into the closet that houses my hot water heater. It's hard to gauge the ambient temp of the closet but its well over 70F...probably closer to or just over 80F. The other bottles are in the main room, which is usually around 68F. Last night I sampled one bottle from the 80F group and one from the 68F group. The 80F bottle seemed to have a "cleaner" taste, but carbonation was nil. The 68F bottle had no carbonation but a more grassy/bitter taste. It seems like the higher temp area would be better, but is there a temp that is too high?
Second, on sediment: I understand sediment is normal in beers and the reason that it is there, but does the sediment decrease over time as the bottle carbs/conditions? It seems like there is a lot of sediment in some of the 12oz bottles, so I was wondering if some of it will go away due to the carbing process.
Thanks in advance!