butterpants
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Quick question..... I've got a few high gravity Belgians in glass carboy secondary fermenters. The recipe reviews say to age the heck out them, like 6 months +. I'm wondering what the concensus is for bulk ageing in the carboys vs bottling after a month in secondary.
My anxiety to leaving it in a carboy for a long time is 2 fold:
1) Tying up a carboy that could be better used on keeping the pipeline going
2) Having all the yeast settle out/croak and they won't bottle condition, thus I'll have to add more yeast and possibly have a bunch of flat bottled brew.
Thoughts?
I guess I'd like to know if bottling sooner (which I'm ok with) will yield the same flavor melding, dissipation of higher alcohols that bulk ageing does.
My anxiety to leaving it in a carboy for a long time is 2 fold:
1) Tying up a carboy that could be better used on keeping the pipeline going
2) Having all the yeast settle out/croak and they won't bottle condition, thus I'll have to add more yeast and possibly have a bunch of flat bottled brew.
Thoughts?
I guess I'd like to know if bottling sooner (which I'm ok with) will yield the same flavor melding, dissipation of higher alcohols that bulk ageing does.