Hey Guys,
Just wanted to see if anyone out there knows how microbreweries get such a quick turnaround time. What I mean by turnaround time is the time it takes from brew day to the day they begin serving it. I was talking to a brewmaster at a microbrewery a few months back and he said it took about three weeks or less for a typical batch. WOW!! That's pretty quick!! Even the quick beers I do, usually hefewiezens or light ales, takes more than 3 weeks to get good. 1 week in primary, 1 week in secondary and 1 week in keg at serving pressure is the method I've used for some of the "faster" beers I've made. These guys are serving the beer three weeks out and it's damn near perfect. In general none of my beers get as good as the microbrewery beers until about 6 weeks turnaround time.
So.... Does it have to do with batch size? Do they add agents to clear it up and make it "drinkable" faster?
Hope someone has some insight.
Thanks
Just wanted to see if anyone out there knows how microbreweries get such a quick turnaround time. What I mean by turnaround time is the time it takes from brew day to the day they begin serving it. I was talking to a brewmaster at a microbrewery a few months back and he said it took about three weeks or less for a typical batch. WOW!! That's pretty quick!! Even the quick beers I do, usually hefewiezens or light ales, takes more than 3 weeks to get good. 1 week in primary, 1 week in secondary and 1 week in keg at serving pressure is the method I've used for some of the "faster" beers I've made. These guys are serving the beer three weeks out and it's damn near perfect. In general none of my beers get as good as the microbrewery beers until about 6 weeks turnaround time.
So.... Does it have to do with batch size? Do they add agents to clear it up and make it "drinkable" faster?
Hope someone has some insight.
Thanks