pkpdogg
Well-Known Member
Thanks to all of you for the help on my other thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/primary-vs-conditioning-what-do-under-time-constraint-85818/
I bottled the Cali Common after 16 days. The final gravity was spot on and it tasted pretty darn good. I popped open a bottle after one week (chilled for 30min in freezer) and although the carbonation was taking on nicely, the taste seemed a bit watered down and just ... not very complex.
My question is, can somebody describe what is typically referred to as the taste of "young" beer? I'm curious to hear about the changes I can expect. In addition, can somebody describe the taste difference between being chilled for an hour in the fridge versus the 24-48hr recommendations I've read about on HBT?
I'm going to apologize in advance, as I'll answer both of these questions myself when I take my 2-week tasting tonight ... but I'm just impatient!
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/primary-vs-conditioning-what-do-under-time-constraint-85818/
I bottled the Cali Common after 16 days. The final gravity was spot on and it tasted pretty darn good. I popped open a bottle after one week (chilled for 30min in freezer) and although the carbonation was taking on nicely, the taste seemed a bit watered down and just ... not very complex.
My question is, can somebody describe what is typically referred to as the taste of "young" beer? I'm curious to hear about the changes I can expect. In addition, can somebody describe the taste difference between being chilled for an hour in the fridge versus the 24-48hr recommendations I've read about on HBT?
I'm going to apologize in advance, as I'll answer both of these questions myself when I take my 2-week tasting tonight ... but I'm just impatient!