Yesterday I sampled the Phat Quail Ale. One week from creation the gravity was 1.020. So this beer will have some body to it. That's good. I also tasted it. It was bitter. I don't know why it is that my beers always end up a little too bitter. I don't know what it is about the process that lends itself to that. I think what I will do instead of trying to figure it out is embrace it. I think in the future the 60min hops addition will be 75% of the required amount.
Another thing I will need to account for in the future is that the chest freezer average temp is going to be larger than the set value. I think what happens is that the compressor kicks on and even after it is switched off the freezer temp continues to drop for a couple of minutes or so. Thus, if I set the chest freezer for 70F the beer will likely be at 67F. So, the Phat Quail was fermented a little lower than I would have liked. No matter it was within range.
The fermentation went along nicely for a few days. There was a small krausen and decent amount of CO2 given off. Overall it seemed just fine.
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