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wow...i apologize for the repeats. I attempted to reply using my app on my phone and it kept telling me that there was a problem connecting to the server and that I could not post. obviously it did. so yea, my apologies! also why don't I have an option to delete a post?

Kreusen is solid right now. It looks pretty good.

Yes there is solid kreusen at the moment

Yes kreusen is pretty solid right now.

I have a honey pale ale in fermentation right now. It's my fourth homebrew and first time using US-05. I pitched at 64 degrees and I usually let it ferment in my basement which is on average 60-62 degrees year round. With recent temps being in the single digits outside in st. Louis it lowered...

There's quite a bit of suspended sediments from dry hopping. Would it be advisable to cold crash before bottling? Will that dull the flavor and aroma?

Update: my ipa fermented out fine with a final gravity of 1.016. I was really suprised by this since I was shooting for 1.021. dn - you were correct, I can hardly tell of any off flavors due to the heavy hops. It's in secondary now in the process of dry hopping. I'm planning to bottle in a week...

Just started so extract for now hoping to graduate to all grain.

Thanks for all of the info! I'm keeping a close eye on it and just rolling with it now. I'll keep everyone posted on how it turns out!

So just out of curiosity I just checked my basement temp and it's right at 63 degrees consistent. I have an oz each of simcoe, cascade and centennial that I plan to dry hop with. Patience is probably the worst part of this whole process!

dn- during this time of year my basement is pretty stable around low 60s. Yes, it is a big IPA. My wife and a few friends are fans of big IPA's so I wanted to take a shot at brewing it. So I'll definitely keep reading and researching and hopefully this brew will come out ok.

St. Louis, St. Charles its all the same around here right! I have been reading all sorts of good info on this forum and I figured since I research so much on here I should just join! glad I did!

Hey all! Rookie brewer here, excited to finally join the community! so far I have brewed a Weizenbier and a Oktoberfest Ale and both have turned out great. I am currently working on an IPA for my wife (personally I am not a fan of IPA's, at least not yet) so here are some numbers: OG...

Hi! New brewer here! so far I am on my third brew. I'm excited to be here and to learn as much as I can!.