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Isn't wlp565 the one notorious for stalling and kicking back up weeks later? 1.003 sounds pretty low, but of course that depends on your recipe. Check the gravity before you keg if you are curious, wouldn't be surprised if it dropped a little more, but the airlock bubbling could be for other...

To be honest I don't really know what you're talking about. I don't see any suggested changes so I'll take it! Anybody else with any thoughts?

Good idea. I guess there will be a drop off in bitterness over 6 months to a year in the bottle.

First stout and first high ABV beer. Looking for any feedback ... I have a lot going on so I'll explain my thought process. I'll label by percentage because I do atypical batch sizes. 45.5% American 2-row 18.2% Light dry extract (can't fit entire grain bill otherwise + helps with IBUs)...

I had the same issue. Slight odd off taste peeking its head after a few weeks in the bottle. I would first confirm that the bottles aren't overcarbed and that you are putting them in the fridge for a bit before trying. I haven't brewed enough lately to confirm that mash pH 100% solved my...

Same thing suddenly happened to my bucket after my last brew. I think it was more brown than grey though. Perhaps not a coincidence, it was my first saison. Used wlp565 I think?

I second this. Hops can be sensitive to water chemistry and oxidation. Even oxidation from typically acceptable transferring and bottling practice.

Ah now we are getting somewhere. Based on what I know, this can be recipe driven or sanitation driven. Most recipe problems come during complications of all grain brewing. What did you do to the bottles as far as cleaning and sanitizing?

The head is from carbonation but also from other factors, which go a little above my head. Probably best for somebody else to explain or you can do some research. Forgetting about the head, is the liquid carbonated to the level you expect or just a small amount? Does the head appear and then...

Is it actually not carbonated or is it just not the head you are expecting? If there's no carbonation then there is a leak or the yeast is dead or you are not measuring the sugar correctly. Pretty much no alternatives. If there is just less head than expected then there is a whole slew of...

Did you used to make better hoppy beers with a different water source or a different method? You seem to be paying enough attention to the water quality, but have you considered mash ph or oxidation. I get the feeling that hoppy beers are much more sensitive to these factors. Do you keg? Many...

Regardless just warm it back up and give the bucket/carboy a gentle swirl. Shouldn't be a problem unless you were looking for some strong ester production

Obviously depends on many things but on average probably 5 degrees. Could be as high as ten if you are perceiving off flavors and aren't sure why

I'm one of your cool homebrewing neighbors! We absolutely need to talk more beer

And to explain further, the reason you can keep the temp tighter with A419 is because you can set the differential to be as low as 1, where I believe yours is unchangeable at 4. However, you do not want to keep the air in your chamber within one degree because the air changes temp more quickly...

The A419 johnson controller will allow you to keep the liquid within a degree or so pretty easily. When doing that though the air temp will probably swing 4 or more degrees. Have you measured the temp of your beer at all or just the air?

Sounds like it's working just fine? I never really gathered your specific concern.

You get a direct temp output and you have more control, but it's not necessarily better for all applications. The air temp swing isn't a problem whether used for serving or lagering. I would be concerned with burning out your compressor if it is going on and off constantly. I don't know what...

I have the digital controller so I'm not familiar with what you have. It looks like that controller has a 4 degree differential which you cannot change, so a setting of 34 should mean that the freezer will kick on at 34 and cool to 30. How quickly the air goes back to 34 is based on your freezer...

Also, where and how are you measuring temperature since I believe that unit doesn't output temp