Grossy

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When a beer is really good, should I chill the beer, shut down the yeast?

I Brewed Revvy's "Old Bog Road".

4 weeks in the primary, 1 months conditioning in the bottle.
At one month it was incredible. Absolutely delicious. One of the best brews I have done. (Thanks Revvy)

Now I usually try to rotate my bottles into the refrigerator so that they chill for at least 5 days before drinking. The rest of the time they stay in the fermentation chamber at 68 degrees.

The last 12 bottles (24oz) have been in the fermentation chamber now for 2 months.

And now the beer is now not quite as good, it has lost it's smoothness, it is a little more bitter on the back end of tasting.

Any comments?

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Northfarthing Brewery
Primary 1: Northfarthing Pale Ale
Primary 2: Oatbarton Wheat Ale
Conditioning: Milk Stout
Conditioning: Northfarthing Pale Ale
Tap #1: Northfarthing Pale Ale
Tap #2: Pale Ale - Experiment
Tap #3: Milk Stout

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von-block

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Interresting. I Had the same question

Specialy for a stout.

The first 2 months it tasted great.

But now, it's turning into a more waterish taste.

Will cold stop the degradation of the taste ?