I'll start by thanking everyone for all posts and the information you each provide on your brewing advice. I have bottled my first ever batch, a simple Irish Red. Typical newbie thing, 9 days in primary, 12 days in secondary then bottled (have a brown ale now that I will not transfer to a secondary based on most opinions here). It's been bottled for 9 days now. I did a test early on to really get to know the conditioning process. Unfortunately here in NE Ohio I haven't been able to get the temps above 70 for long, it's staying about 68 to 71.
After 5 days I put a bottle in the fridge for 1 day. Opened it and absolutely no carbonation which is what I expected (still dreamed of frothy head and more bubbles than a Don Ho song). However the wife...sorry SWMBO...and myself thought the taste was really good. So I want to do another test tomorrow or the next day on another bottle. Is it recommended to chill the bottle for testing or is better to test one a room temp? I may be misunderstanding but it's seems the chill make knock out some of the co2 that I am trying to test.
Thanks in advance!
Brian
After 5 days I put a bottle in the fridge for 1 day. Opened it and absolutely no carbonation which is what I expected (still dreamed of frothy head and more bubbles than a Don Ho song). However the wife...sorry SWMBO...and myself thought the taste was really good. So I want to do another test tomorrow or the next day on another bottle. Is it recommended to chill the bottle for testing or is better to test one a room temp? I may be misunderstanding but it's seems the chill make knock out some of the co2 that I am trying to test.
Thanks in advance!
Brian