Hey folks,
I'm going to be away from home for four months this summer but I'd like to brew a batch and store them in my one litre bottles before I leave. The idea is that I'd have a batch of beer to drink immediately when I get back. This leaves me with a couple of questions:
1) Is four months after bottling too long to leave the beer? If not, how long is too long? What if I had not finished it all by month six?
2) Will temperature affect this? Is there a temperature at which I should or should not store? I'm in Vancouver so it never gets too hot but our place will not have A/C in the summer.
2) Is the length a beer can spend in a bottl dependent on what kind of beer I brew? If so, what type should I aim for? I was hoping to go for a nice dry hopped IPA but am open to whatever stores best (I do grain/extract brews).
Thanks!
I'm going to be away from home for four months this summer but I'd like to brew a batch and store them in my one litre bottles before I leave. The idea is that I'd have a batch of beer to drink immediately when I get back. This leaves me with a couple of questions:
1) Is four months after bottling too long to leave the beer? If not, how long is too long? What if I had not finished it all by month six?
2) Will temperature affect this? Is there a temperature at which I should or should not store? I'm in Vancouver so it never gets too hot but our place will not have A/C in the summer.
2) Is the length a beer can spend in a bottl dependent on what kind of beer I brew? If so, what type should I aim for? I was hoping to go for a nice dry hopped IPA but am open to whatever stores best (I do grain/extract brews).
Thanks!