BPD

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A stupid question. Is it the day you brew the wort and pitch the yeast or is it the day you bottle condition or keg the beer?

Loweface

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I say interesting question...

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scinerd3000

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i put the born on date when i bottle but thats just me...

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Grinder12000

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I put "Bottle Date" on my beers.

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BPD

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I am presently 45 min into boiling MWS Liberty Cream ale, my 6th brew, and was musing over the process dates etc and thunk up the question. I was using the bottling date as the date previously but which is appropriate as this was "born on today" but once in the bottle it is finished and waiting for me and could be considered done and "born on" hat upcoming date.

dataz722

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Just do what I do and put both. Solves your problem

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debaniel

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If you want to date a beer, it must have been born on or before this date in 1990. That would make it 18 years old.

eh... am I misunderstanding the question?

Pogo

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In biology we have the conception date, the gestation period, and birth date.

Isn't this just like brewing beer?

So...put me down for bottling day as the 'Born On...' date.

Pogo

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+1 I was just thinking along the same lines while reading this thread. To say that the "born on day" is when the yeast is added is analogous to the baby being born when the egg is fertilized. I'd say that the beer is "born" when its packaged in bottles or keg. I can't say for sure if this is the rationale that BMC uses though.

ColoradoXJ13

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I put brew day on my labels for kegs and bottles, because I gauge when I can drink (tap) based on the 6 weeks for 5% ABV plus a month for every 1%.