OSUmoney83
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It really is. There is something comforting about having your beer in bottles, not having to stress too much about temp control, knowing there's no step left that can produce an off flavor. Just wait and it's great.
I'm just getting back in the game after 6 years, and I was never really in it to begin with.
I now have my 4th and 5th batches in plastic primaries, 13 & 10 days respectively. I had still been diligently monitoring and adjusting temp control via fan, america logo blank tank and spray bottle(iodophor solution because I'm paranoid about sanitation) since day 9 until I decided from the forum research to park it in the primary for 3-4 weeks, and it's OK to let the temp ranges expand after initial ferment.
I really want to bottle...
6 years ago my 3rd and most recent attempt at beer making resulted in a very clean Bell's Oberon clone. Although I deemed the recipe misguiding, there certainly weren't the off flavors from mistakes that manifested in my first two batches, so only now I will deem it a success years later.
As I feel my most recent batches reflect the learning curve with sanitation, temp control, general technique, I think I have the best homebrew coming to me.
anyways, I started with an imperial stout, now I'm trying to nail down a simple pale ale, using 1 hop at a time, mostly one malt as well, and I'm going to adjust slowly until I can identify from notes during brewing (amazingly helpful I fell) a delicious house ale.
That's my brewing history, and from searching my own posts 6+ years ago I find I have many of the same questions. This also, is an ENORNOUS resource of home brewing technique, style, guide, etc. It was the best then and is even better now.
I'm still anxious as hell to bottle...
but I'm going min 3 weeks in the primary to clean things up. I figure, I'm always getting older while my beer can only get a little bit better in the meantime.
I'm just getting back in the game after 6 years, and I was never really in it to begin with.
I now have my 4th and 5th batches in plastic primaries, 13 & 10 days respectively. I had still been diligently monitoring and adjusting temp control via fan, america logo blank tank and spray bottle(iodophor solution because I'm paranoid about sanitation) since day 9 until I decided from the forum research to park it in the primary for 3-4 weeks, and it's OK to let the temp ranges expand after initial ferment.
I really want to bottle...
6 years ago my 3rd and most recent attempt at beer making resulted in a very clean Bell's Oberon clone. Although I deemed the recipe misguiding, there certainly weren't the off flavors from mistakes that manifested in my first two batches, so only now I will deem it a success years later.
As I feel my most recent batches reflect the learning curve with sanitation, temp control, general technique, I think I have the best homebrew coming to me.
anyways, I started with an imperial stout, now I'm trying to nail down a simple pale ale, using 1 hop at a time, mostly one malt as well, and I'm going to adjust slowly until I can identify from notes during brewing (amazingly helpful I fell) a delicious house ale.
That's my brewing history, and from searching my own posts 6+ years ago I find I have many of the same questions. This also, is an ENORNOUS resource of home brewing technique, style, guide, etc. It was the best then and is even better now.
I'm still anxious as hell to bottle...
but I'm going min 3 weeks in the primary to clean things up. I figure, I'm always getting older while my beer can only get a little bit better in the meantime.
