snailsongs

Recipes 

I have an extra stout that is done fermenting and has been conditioning for a couple weeks now in secondary. I was thinking about cold storing it in our freezing (40-50degree) basement for another month or two....will this help condition the beer or should I just leave it at room-temperature for that month instead?

snailsongs

Recipes 

....or could I just bottle it now?...all told it's about 3.5 weeks old...the OG was 1.073....what say you, brew experts?

ifishsum

Recipes 

I'd probably bottle it at this point, age the bottles at room temp for a month to carb and condition, then see how it tastes. It will age in the bottles as well, and free up your secondary for something else.

__________________
"If you're gonna be an ape, be a hairy one" - Spyder

Primary 2: Edwort's Robust Porter
Secondary 1: LW Pale Ale
Secondary 1: Blackened Soul RIS
Kegged: Dead Guy Ale
Kegged: Rye Pale Ale
Kegged: Haus Pale Ale
Kegged: Nut Brown Ale
Kegged: Afrikan Amber
Kegged: Jock Scott Ale
Kegged: Afrikan Amber

david_42

Recipes 

ifishsum has the right idea. Dark beers seem to condition better at room temperature.

__________________
Remember one unassailable statistic, as explained by the late, great George Carlin: "Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!"