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Finally getting back to the thread...thanks for the latest replies. The beer was allowed to sit in the bottles (room temp and in the fridge) for many weeks before opening up the first one. The last couple I drank were two weeks apart and they were pretty much the same, so I'm thinking it may...

I opened another one 2-3 weeks after having the first one and it was pretty much the same. Overall it was quite drinkable and pretty good beer, but does have just a little 'something' about it that I'd like to adjust/correct next time if I can. Right after pouring, it almost seemed to have too...

For what it's worth, I didn't do any soldering when I wired up my STC-1000 controller. As far as what connects to what, there are diagrams galore here to help make it easy to know how to wire it up. I can send you diagrams and pictures of my project if you want. No matter which way you go...

Hello, I am in Orange County, CA, and a new brewer. My latest brew was a 1 gallon batch of NB German Blonde Ale, and I would appreciate comments/critique from someone with some experience. The beer is definitely drinkable (I've had a few of them), but I also feel that there is some kind of...

Now that I've opened up a cold one, I thought I'd post an update on this brew. I decided not to rush things and take my chances that things would be fairly normal with the rest of the process. After bottling, I let the bottles sit at room temperature for 3 weeks (in a cooler in case there was...

flars, all of that krausen is just residual stuck on the glass from the early stages of fermentation when it was going crazy and I had to use a blow-off tube because krausen was getting into the airlock. The surface of the beer looked like the picture in the original post. rupert130, you...

The white stuff you're looking past in the photo is just krausen remnants stuck to the inside of the carboy neck from some blow-off activity early in the fermentation. The beer had been in primary just over three weeks, and it appeared that there was no activity or change in appearance for...

Hi, I just bottled yesterday, the NB German Blonde Ale 1 gallon extract recipe, and had a question due to the taste. I noticed that the taste was a bit 'harsh' (I don't really know how to describe it well). It definitely tasted like beer, but made me want to 'pucker' just a bit when tasting...

OK, that's two votes for taking a gravity reading, so I guess I should take the advice! :) Not knowing any better, I was thinking that the small bubbles meant that fermentation was definitely still going on, so I was hesitant to start taking readings. Regarding the krausen, I wasn't sure...

Hi David, yeah I kind of figured things were normal and that the bubbles around the top of the beer were just normal fermenting activity. The foam from the high activity is blocking my view of the surface quite a bit, so I was just double-checking with other people's eyes on it. Just seemed...

I have a German Blonde ale that's been in primary for 16 days now. After a very active first several days, requiring a blow-off tube, things have been very calm since then. I'm a little puzzled because nothing has changed at all visually for at least a week, and it seems like things have...

I am currently fermenting a small batch (1 gallon) of a German Blonde Ale with US05. I have the probe taped to the carboy with some bubble wrap, and the temp set to 17.5C (63.5F)with a 0.5C differential. Starting about 24 hours after pitching, I had a very active fermentation going (blowoff...

Thanks for the replies. Yes, my question was indeed for academic purposes only. I'm not too worried about a small fluctuation in the temp. It sounds like the continued temperature drop is from both things: beer continuing to cool a little bit after compressor shutoff, and imperfect insulation...

I am using an STC-1000 sensor to monitor wort temp during fermentation, with the sensor taped up to the side of the carboy and insulated with a bit of bubble wrap and tape. I have noticed that when the mini-fridge shuts off, the sensor temp will continue to drop a bit. Nothing extreme - it...