Refrigerated after bottling. 🤦‍♂️

[Joe 😎]

So i realized a day later that i wasn't supposed to refrigerate the freshly bottled beer. I removed it from the fridge and it's on the counter now.
Should i leave it out for two weeks or longer now? Will my first batch of beer be a bust?
Please let me know.
Joe

 

[VikeMan]

It should be fine. The yeast will come out of dormancy and eat the priming sugar. Leave it out until it's fully carbonated, then refrigerate.

 

[Joe 😎]

Thanks for the reply.
So 2 weeks from bottling should be okay?

 

[DBhomebrew]

I'd chill one bottle at 2wks, another at 3. YMMV, but mine tend to taste better at 3.

 

[VikeMan]

So 2 weeks from bottling should be okay?

Maybe. Yeast don't follow our schedules. It will depend on the yeast strain, how much yeast is in the bottles, how healthy they are, the ABV, and the temperature (among other things). Carbonation will be done when it's done. But if you can spare the bottles, there's no harm in trying one after a week or so.

 

[Joe 😎]

How exactly would i know when the carbonation period is done?
Will i see bubbling in the bottle?

 

[DBhomebrew]

How exactly would i know when the carbonation period is done?

See post #4.

You'll gain experience over time. I know my basic 4% English bitter is ready at about 3wks. A darker or stronger beer I know will be ready at more like 4+wks. Either way, I chill one bottle at at time until I have proof they're at their peak.

 

[Joe 😎]

Ok got it.
Just try one after 2 week, try a second after 3 weeks.

 

[DBhomebrew]

I'll be honest, it took me a few dozen batches before I stopped trying one at 1wk due to excitement to get at the new batch. A few dozen more batches after that before I quit trying them at 2wks.

 

[GoodTruble]

Next time, you can bottle one in a plastic bottle. Then you can just feel the carbonation level without having to open any (-and have a plastic packaged beer for the pool, lake, camping, whatever).

 

[DBhomebrew]

Then of course there's the difference between properly carbonated and properly conditioned.

 

[Joe 😎]

Okay.
I'm going to follow your advice.
I'm going to wait 3 weeks now. Due to the delayed reaction to the yeast.
Then refrigerator. Thanks for your help.
This is me first run. I did 1 gallon of an IPA. If this goes well, the next batch will be 5 gallons.

 

[DBhomebrew]

This is me first run.

I'm going to wait 3 weeks now.

Your patience is admirable and you will reap rewards. Until then, purchase a six of a quality local craft brew.

 

[Joe 😎]

 

[RM-MN]

Okay.
I'm going to follow your advice.
I'm going to wait 3 weeks now. Due to the delayed reaction to the yeast.
Then refrigerator. Thanks for your help.
This is me first run. I did 1 gallon of an IPA. If this goes well, the next batch will be 5 gallons.

Have you started the 5 gallon batch yet? If not, get with it!

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Hmmm.... I thought next round of "teasing" small batch brewers to "level up" was cancelled due to lack of interest.

 

[DBhomebrew]

I read that as pipeline maintenance encouragement. OP mentioned the levelling up.

 

[Joe 😎]

Have you started the 5 gallon batch yet? If not, get with it!

I'm a quality before quantity guy.
I want the 5 gallon batch to be perfect.

 

[Closet Fermenter]

I'm a quality before quantity guy.
I want the 5 gallon batch to be perfect.

I like that thought, but for me, there’s always ways of messing it up, and I seem to discover new ways of doing it all the time. On the other hand, when I get it right, and that’s more often than not, I wouldn’t want to run out of beer after one gallon. Go for it!

I’m trying to figure out a way to brew more than 5 gallons at a time. Last time, I did two batches back to back/simultaneously by starting a second mash after getting first run in the boil kettle. I got it done; it was a bit of a juggling act, and left me wiped out. The chickens appreciated the double spent grain, though.

 

[DBhomebrew]

Many of us have found the perfect batch size to be 1, 2.5, 3, 4 gallons. How much one drinks, how big your stove can boil, how big a pot you already have, how often one wants to brew, etc, etc.

 

[Joe 😎]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm a very patient guy and i have a great beer distributor less than 2 miles away. Plenty of IPA's to try before my home brew is ready. Vermont IPA's are my favorite af the moment.
Any recommendations?