Aging an Imperial Stout - Bottle vs Carboy

zyx345 · Jul 8, 2011

I'm planning on doing a partial mash Imperial Stout. I may do AHS's Yeti Imperial Stout. This will most likely require aging for 3 months.

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=11694

I don't have a second carboy or vessel to age in. My question is, can I prime, then age this in the bottles for 3 months?

lumpher · Jul 8, 2011

be very careful on it being fully fermented out, but if it is, let it age a little longer than that. maybe 4-5 months, at least. an imperial stout should really age 8-10 months, minimum

docrmarten · Jul 9, 2011

I brewed AHS's Old Rasputin clone and after 2 months in the bottle it's still a little green. I figure another few months and it should be tasting good. I'm sure the Yeti will too!

beersteiner2345 · Jul 9, 2011

Brewed my first Imperial Stout... planning on three weeks in primary, and then three weeks in secondary.

Then 4 months in bottles before I even start cracking them.

I would imagine if you did maybe 4 weeks in primary (assuming fermentation is done by then), you could age it in bottles just fine...

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