LouisianaVince
Well-Known Member
OK, I've brewed two batches. First an America Pale Ale, and I tasted it after 18 days in the bottle. It was good, but as noted by so many folks here, it was even better about 2 weeks later. Second is a clone of Pete's Wicked Ale (which is a brown ale). I plan to taste this one today (21 days in the bottle). Here's the question: When you brew ales, how much bottle conditioning have you found to be ideal? 3 weeks, 5 weeks, 2 months? I understand different sytles have different requirements. But I plan to stick with ales for a while.