WSURaider41
Well-Known Member
Well, I popped open a bottle of my AHS Holiday Ale. This is how it went...
Very little carbonation. It has been conditioning for 13 days. The carbonation was just a bit light for my taste. Made the pour rather flat looking. The color was slightly lighter than Coca-Cola and there was very little aroma to it at first sniff. The flat pour resulted in little to no head and/or a late forming head that was still relatively thin. When I say late forming, I mean about 3-5 seconds after the pour was completed, the head started to form. The flavors still seemed rather young. There was a roasty flavor with some hints of chocolate. Very little, if any, hop flavor. Rather hard to drink due to the lack of carbonation.
I am going to let it condition a bit longer and see what comes of it. My question is... would it take longer to bottle condition 22oz bottles as opposed to 12 oz bottles? I unfortunately did not have any 12 oz bottles available the weekend I bottled, so I was forced to go out and buy some 22 oz bottles because the entire city of Cincinnati seemed to be out of 12 oz bottles. Furthermore, what is causing the head to form so late?
Help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Very little carbonation. It has been conditioning for 13 days. The carbonation was just a bit light for my taste. Made the pour rather flat looking. The color was slightly lighter than Coca-Cola and there was very little aroma to it at first sniff. The flat pour resulted in little to no head and/or a late forming head that was still relatively thin. When I say late forming, I mean about 3-5 seconds after the pour was completed, the head started to form. The flavors still seemed rather young. There was a roasty flavor with some hints of chocolate. Very little, if any, hop flavor. Rather hard to drink due to the lack of carbonation.
I am going to let it condition a bit longer and see what comes of it. My question is... would it take longer to bottle condition 22oz bottles as opposed to 12 oz bottles? I unfortunately did not have any 12 oz bottles available the weekend I bottled, so I was forced to go out and buy some 22 oz bottles because the entire city of Cincinnati seemed to be out of 12 oz bottles. Furthermore, what is causing the head to form so late?
Help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!