arringtonbp
Well-Known Member
I brewed a Northern Brewer Irish Red Ale extract kit a while back. I did 4 weeks in primary, then 3 weeks to bottle condition before I started drinking them. Since then it's been about 4-5 months. I can say that the taste on those beers has improved quite a bit.
One thing I noticed before all of this 'aging,' though, is that the beer had a sort of homemade taste to it. Sort of in the same way that homemade food doesn't have the same taste as what you get at the restaurant. It was good, just different. It seems like that taste is starting to go away, and the beer is starting to have a taste that is more similar to craft brews. Has anyone else had similar experiences? What kind of improvements do you see in a beer as it ages? Has anyone brewed some extract kits that end up tasting as good as or better than a really good craft brew?
One thing I noticed before all of this 'aging,' though, is that the beer had a sort of homemade taste to it. Sort of in the same way that homemade food doesn't have the same taste as what you get at the restaurant. It was good, just different. It seems like that taste is starting to go away, and the beer is starting to have a taste that is more similar to craft brews. Has anyone else had similar experiences? What kind of improvements do you see in a beer as it ages? Has anyone brewed some extract kits that end up tasting as good as or better than a really good craft brew?