Firebat138

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just started bottling and I am doing about 12-24 bottles per batch and kegging the rest... In the pasy month or so, we have made 90 gallons.. mostly IPAs as we love them so... My question is what is the optimum time to drink the bottles... I would love to see how they taste DOWN THE ROAD, like save a 6 pack every year and store them away... Yes? No? Why Not? Thoughts..

Thanx

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Kegs: Fresh Squeezed IPA, Orange Belgian,
Galactic Black IPA, Miller Clone, Coffee Stout, Yoopers Pale Ale, Two Hearted Clone

Fermenting:
20 gal Galactic Black IPA, 10 gal Ypers Pale Ale,
10 gal Belgian WitX2, 10 Gal 2 Hearted Clone,10 gal Samhain Pumpkin, 10 gal Green Flash West Coast IPA
10 gal Coffee Stout,10 Gal Raging Beeatch, 10 Gal Hop Head IPA

daksin

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You'll lose a lot of hop character, as most of the hop aroma will fade long term. Most IPA's are better young, when aged they can be semi-sweet and very bitter, with not much hop at all. Pliny the Elder recommends on the bottle to be drank young and Stone recently released a whole batch of IPA deemed "Enjoy by 9/21" where the shops and bars selling had to sign a contract to turn over any unsold beer back to stone after that date. I wouldn't save a whole case, but if you're really curious it's better to do with homebrew than something expensive from a shop. Maybe put a bottle or two of IPA aside, but drink the rest soon. Many other beers age really well, though.

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Bottled:Monticello Barleywine, Red Nosed Tripel
Kegs:Cali Common, Imperial Common, Sunshine Belgian Rye, Sticke Note Alt
Secondary:Cherry Blackberry melomel
Primary: Honey Blonde
On Deck: Belma Pale Ale, Cluster Fug IIPA, American IIPA v1.0, rauchbier, roggenbier

Firebat138

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yeah... I shall put away a couple for giggles... For instance, DFH down here has 120 Min from like 2008 that you can buy, of course they are 30 bucks or more. I am sure the IPA wont last long anyways, but good to know...

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Kegs: Fresh Squeezed IPA, Orange Belgian,
Galactic Black IPA, Miller Clone, Coffee Stout, Yoopers Pale Ale, Two Hearted Clone

Fermenting:
20 gal Galactic Black IPA, 10 gal Ypers Pale Ale,
10 gal Belgian WitX2, 10 Gal 2 Hearted Clone,10 gal Samhain Pumpkin, 10 gal Green Flash West Coast IPA
10 gal Coffee Stout,10 Gal Raging Beeatch, 10 Gal Hop Head IPA