FirstTimer1
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Hello everyone, first timer here! Exciting times!
I bottled my first batch (hopefully not my last) 10 days ago and so this is where my question comes in. I am working off a brew kit, felt it was a safe way to start seeing as I haven't really had any experience in this whole Home Brewing Scene. The directions stated that after bottling I let sit in a dark space ranging from 60-70 degrees (F) and this I did, obviously I'm a little anxious to just jump right in and taste it. Put a couple in the fridge to let sit for the day, might try one later if I run out of beer - but as I am looking around here and other sites I see people saying things like "I usually let my beer sit for 2 weeks (some even say 3 weeks!
) before fridging and or moving to the basement.
I'm beginning to think that 10 days isn't really a long enough time, but like I said I might just try one today, maybe another tomorrow and see what is happening.
Should I be able to tell if the beer needs a bit more time? If I should forget about it for another week or two I can definitely do that, but as stated I'm just so tempted to at least try one! Just want to make sure everything was moving along properly.
How long do you let the beer sit before moving to the fridge?
Also, after the said 10 days should I move my beers to the basement where it is a bit cooler, not by a whole lot but it is 'cellar cold' if you will (hope that makes sense) and is an older style basement, not really all done up so if the temp were to drastically fluctuate the effects would be noticeable in the basement. Or would I want to keep the brew located in a warmer/darker area as to allow it to "mature" if it needed too. Would a drop in like, 10-15 degrees (F) just prevent the beer from maturing in the bottles?
Sorry for rambling on, but advice/suggestions/personal opinions would be greatly appreciated.
I bottled my first batch (hopefully not my last) 10 days ago and so this is where my question comes in. I am working off a brew kit, felt it was a safe way to start seeing as I haven't really had any experience in this whole Home Brewing Scene. The directions stated that after bottling I let sit in a dark space ranging from 60-70 degrees (F) and this I did, obviously I'm a little anxious to just jump right in and taste it. Put a couple in the fridge to let sit for the day, might try one later if I run out of beer - but as I am looking around here and other sites I see people saying things like "I usually let my beer sit for 2 weeks (some even say 3 weeks!
) before fridging and or moving to the basement. I'm beginning to think that 10 days isn't really a long enough time, but like I said I might just try one today, maybe another tomorrow and see what is happening.
Should I be able to tell if the beer needs a bit more time? If I should forget about it for another week or two I can definitely do that, but as stated I'm just so tempted to at least try one! Just want to make sure everything was moving along properly.
How long do you let the beer sit before moving to the fridge?
Also, after the said 10 days should I move my beers to the basement where it is a bit cooler, not by a whole lot but it is 'cellar cold' if you will (hope that makes sense) and is an older style basement, not really all done up so if the temp were to drastically fluctuate the effects would be noticeable in the basement. Or would I want to keep the brew located in a warmer/darker area as to allow it to "mature" if it needed too. Would a drop in like, 10-15 degrees (F) just prevent the beer from maturing in the bottles?
Sorry for rambling on, but advice/suggestions/personal opinions would be greatly appreciated.
