I have recently got back into the home-brewing and I agree with the guilt feeling. The only thing I can suggest to overcome this issue is to let the beer sit for as long as you can by brewing another batch. Bottles are pretty inexpensive these days; therefore, I have bought loads to get a back log of batches going. I can then happily drink green beer knowing that I have loads backed up. The idea is to brew so much that you cannot possibly drink it quick enough - just like the very rich who cannot spend their money quick enough. I test one bottle of each batch after about a week to two weeks to make sure that it is OK. By OK, I mean only 'young' and not infected.
I have about 240 pints sitting, conditioning. Home brewing does take a long time, but FORTUNATELY the yeast do most of the work.
If you are lucky, you might find someone who can let you taste a beer that has conditioned for a long time (at its prime depending on the beer). It will MAKE you wait for yours to improve, and I can guarantee that the person will encourage you to wait, too.
Let them taste your 'green beer' as I can assure you they will tell you there is nothing wrong with it apart from the fact that you gave them a bottle and it is now gone, whereas it should have been sitting for longer and consumed when it is nice.
I work out that I will drink about 2 bottles a day (568ml), so multiply that by 360 days = 720 beers. 720 divide 40 (usual kit) (568ml bottles) is 18 batches. I try to wait at least 3 months for it to be at its best, so you want to brew at least 4-5 batches to get a 3 month, rolling back log. I usually do more because I sometimes session drink and have others drinking it as well.
I hope this helps. I might repost this message as a new thread as well to help new home-brewers not get discouraged.
I have about 240 pints sitting, conditioning. Home brewing does take a long time, but FORTUNATELY the yeast do most of the work.
If you are lucky, you might find someone who can let you taste a beer that has conditioned for a long time (at its prime depending on the beer). It will MAKE you wait for yours to improve, and I can guarantee that the person will encourage you to wait, too.
Let them taste your 'green beer' as I can assure you they will tell you there is nothing wrong with it apart from the fact that you gave them a bottle and it is now gone, whereas it should have been sitting for longer and consumed when it is nice.
I work out that I will drink about 2 bottles a day (568ml), so multiply that by 360 days = 720 beers. 720 divide 40 (usual kit) (568ml bottles) is 18 batches. I try to wait at least 3 months for it to be at its best, so you want to brew at least 4-5 batches to get a 3 month, rolling back log. I usually do more because I sometimes session drink and have others drinking it as well.
I hope this helps. I might repost this message as a new thread as well to help new home-brewers not get discouraged.