I've been brewing for almost a year now. I try and save 1 beer from each brew and bottle from my keg. I label and put away in my pantry, way back in the dark. My question is the first is coming up on one year old now. Should I start drinking some of these or just forget about them and keep them. My dilemma is once there gone there gone but if I keep too long are they gonna get funky?
Should I drink em yet?
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ffaoe
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It will depend on the style. Some beers age better than others, while others are better fresh like IPAs.
Why are you keeping them? Few beers age well, although there are some that improve with age, like barleywines.
If you're saving them for sentimental reasons, you might as well keep them. If you're saving them to consume, it's probably a bit too late for the early ones depending on the type as most beers peak in much less than a year's time.
I was wondering how they got bottled. straight from the keg with forced CO2? or counter presure filling? Or bottle conditioned (ie carbed in the bottle)? I only ask because even if it is a beer that will keep, improper filling can result in oxidation.
Drink 'em unless they're really big beers, then they can age more.
Jeeperforlife
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Ive had 3 of mine that came into their own at the 12 month mark. Barleywine, RIS, and a big Baltic Porter. All my other beers were pretty much at their peak at 6-8 weeks.
