Recent content by NathanDH

Just brewed a Coffee Coconut Milk Stout. Remaining line up: Oktoberfest Two-Hearted Clone Christmas Ale

It really depends on the yeast strain. For instance Safale S-05 recommends 59F-75F, which is the temp of the beer, and active yeast can raise the temp of the beer by 5-10 degree F. For a cleaner taste, I would recommend the lower end. So 20C is 68F, which would be the actual beer temp. Just...

I gotta say I haven't bottled beer in quite some time. Filtering may be an issue, I guess my thoughts are that with clarifying agents and cold crashing, you may have some sediment, but I doubt it will hurt overall. If your primary is at 22C, I am going to guess that is probably far too warm...

1. Ok. I think the twang yeasty/high alcohol taste you are referring to, is probably coming from a lack of fermentation temperature control. Do you monitor and control your fermentation temperatures? 2. You said your beers are clear, but if you are getting a significant amount of sediment...

That sucks! I just ordered a mill for home. So hopefully that will eliminate that issue. I have seen the LHBS mill get screwed with several times.

Personally, I don't really secondary many beers. It is possible that you may improve settling/clearing by going to secondary, but I feel there are much better options available. I think there is more of your process to look through first. In my opinion, secondary will do less for clarification...

Good morning, I feel like I have been a part of this forum for a long time. However, it has been as a passive observer. Now I feel it is time for me to become actively involved. I just relocated from Tampa, FL area to San Antonio, TX. I started all-grain brewing about 1.5 years ago...

You don't. At least not at the homebrew level. I'm assuming as you are, that the OP is determining the content by the effects. My suggestion for the OP would be to go ahead an pick up a hydrometer. Of course, you know how to make alcohol. However, you also stated you didn't want an overly...