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Welcome from NC.

Since you like ale, I suggest adding beer to your list of possible beverages to brew. Another thought: There are mixed opinions about whether you can actually save money by brewing. I am certain that you can if you don't get too carried away with expensive equipment - I've saved money. But...

I noticed something on the last Belgian pale ale that I brewed with Abbaye. I bottle condition. With this last batch, the yeast cake on the bottom isn't as firm as it could be. A normal pour, decanting off the cake, can get some of the yeast into the glass and make it hazy. I have to pour more...

Welcome from NC.

Sorry, I can't help. But welcome to HBT.

Welcome from NC.

I can definitely relate. I started brewing in 1992 - also took a 15 year break. Starting back brewing is as much fun as starting the first time. Welcome back.

Welcome to HBT.

Welcome from NC.

Welcome.

There was a 2019 article Controlling Diastaticus in Your Brewery - https://www.chaibio.com/beer-spoilage/diastaticus - which I can’t get to load now. (I get the message “Failed to contact the origin.” It stated “Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus is a particularly insidious beer spoiler...

Snuffy - Have you used a diastaticus yeast in that same fermenter recently?

It looks like a lot of whole uncrushed grains to me. I'd say it should be finer. But in another thread - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/q-for-ritebrew-customers-how-good-is-their-milling.736267/#post-10460317 - others seemed to have different opinions of optimum grain crush. Maybe I'm too...

Welcome to HBT, and good luck with your downsizing project.

Welcome from NC.

I'm a believer in this. Since I don't have a really suitable storage place, I drink each batch as soon as it's conditioned, and don't start on the next batch until it's gone. That (pretty much) keeps the beer from aging badly.

Since I bottle condition, this spooks me. I definitely don't want fermentation starting back up after the beer is bottled.

I've brewed some Belgian Pale Ales with both BE-256 and Lallemand Abbaye. I like both, but prefer Abbaye. I don't under-pitch.

I'm skeptical, but could you elaborate?