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Update: I took a sample and tasted it. There were no immediately detectable off-flavours, but the taste was decidedly "muddy". There was a lot of yeast still in suspension, so I tried to imagine what it would be like without the bready yeast bite which always seems to mellow out in bottle...

Hey guys- a variation on the old "did I ferment too hot?" question... I've had a hoppy pale ale sitting in the FV for about 4 weeks now. Had a good, clean fermentation at good temperatures. There's been a bit of a heat wave in Sydney this weekend, and my FV climbed all the way up to 30°C...

Hi folks- Kevin here. Brewed twice, consumed zero. My first is still bottle conditioning (been a week), and I just laid down my second. Planning on leaving number two in the FV for a good few weeks, based on what I've learned from you master brewers, or at least until I start to run out of...