just put my beer in the fridge

Last night I put all my bottles in the fridge I can't wait to go home to day and drink one or two. Also I found it hard to sleep to excited. It was like christmas eve except I don't get to open my gifts untell after work.

Drink the first few slowly if you can. They'll be great after a week in the fridge.

I would try to let it ago at least a week. The CO2 will dissolve back into the beer and carb a little better. Also, it will allow the yeast some time to drop out and let the flavors mellow. But, if you can't wait, enjoy the first bottle!

Waited overnight? 30 minutes in the freezer and it's ready to drink!

M_C

ENJOY! never forget YOU MADE BEER!!

edie said:

ENJOY! never forget YOU MADE BEER!!

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this post makes me feel epic

What style did you make? I agree with the rest, try to leave as many as you can for a few weeks.

But absolutely enjoy some tonight (and this weekend)!

it a pale ale

Its great

Misplaced_Canuck said:

Waited overnight? 30 minutes in the freezer and it's ready to drink!

M_C

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Yeah? Just don't forget about it or you'll end up with something like this!

Frozen foam? Talk about head retention.

Hence the 30 minutes. My kitchen microwave has a handy timer function, gets used quite a bit when power chilling beers in the freezer.

M_C

Whutever said:

Yeah? Just don't forget about it or you'll end up with something like this!

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There are a lot of "weird" forces that happen when a beer explodes in the freezer. Pressure from the CO2, pressure from the liquid pushing against the glass, etc.

M_C

uncommonsense said:

Frozen foam? Talk about head retention.

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Its great

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nice!

I can never wait overnight. My ritual since my first batch has been carb for one week, put test bottle in for 2 hours, consume. Let it condition in the bottle for another two weeks and then I try not to be tempted and let the rest sit for 3 weeks in the fridge.

That feeling of anticipation never goes away. I have the first bottle of a vienna/centennial SMASH in the fridge awaiting my arrival home tonight. It's only been two weeks in the bottle but quality control testing is an important part of the process.

I guess I'm strange, then. My first brew was a brown ale. 4 weeks primary, coming up on 2 weeks bottled, still have 2 full cases (of course I did "QC" 1.5 litres leftover at the bottom of the bottling bucket, hadn't prepared he proper number of bottles...)

So just got my feed back from my 6 tasters (2 bmcer, 2 import drinker, a craft beer drinker, and 1 likes just about anything except stouts and lite beer). I told them all to rate it 1-10. Both the bmcer gave it a 6 based on personal taste. The 2 imports real liked it gave it a 7.5 and a 9. And the craft drinker and mr anything both gave it an 8.

My favorite comments were given by the importers and the craft drinker was. " I knew I would like it when I opened it and the aroma hit me."

Also cooler pic then i took