Todd
Well-Known Member
Ok, I'm to the point where I have brewed a few beers and generally either followed the 1,2,3 rule or just 2 in primary. I'd like to start figuring out why I am doing each step and how to tell when each is finished.
I was reading the section in How to brew and he says once the Krausen has started to fall we should rack, might be as little as 3 days. Then we go into the conditioning phase.
What I am not sure of is how do you tell when conditioning is finished? Is it just a matter of when the beer clears or does it have more to do with taste? After it clears should I sample it?
My first beer was very green at first and took a good 6 weeks in the bottle to taste decent. Does that mean I bottled it to soon?
We are doing an IPA this weekend which is why I'm asking now, I'll be using the carboy again and wanted to get an idea on this conditioning process.
Thanks All.
I was reading the section in How to brew and he says once the Krausen has started to fall we should rack, might be as little as 3 days. Then we go into the conditioning phase.
What I am not sure of is how do you tell when conditioning is finished? Is it just a matter of when the beer clears or does it have more to do with taste? After it clears should I sample it?
My first beer was very green at first and took a good 6 weeks in the bottle to taste decent. Does that mean I bottled it to soon?
We are doing an IPA this weekend which is why I'm asking now, I'll be using the carboy again and wanted to get an idea on this conditioning process.
Thanks All.