McCarthybrewing
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Bottled my first batch a little over a week ago, how long should I until tasting it?
Dan said:I keg but have read much about bottling. It is my understanding the norm is about 3 weeks at 70F for an average beer to carbonate properly, high gravity beers take longer. But as lumpher said give a bottle a try at 1 week to see how carbonation is coming along and to get an idea of what the beer taste like after one week. Try another at 2 weeks, 3 weeks, etc. Also throw your test bottle in the refrigerator for a few days (some say a week) before you sample it. This will allow whatever CO2 in in the head space to dissolve (not the correct word) into the beer. Cold beer absorbs CO2 more quickly than warm beer. But you need warm beer to make the CO2.
There is a thread on here from a guy called Revvy. He has a pretty good thread on the question you asked. If I can find it I'll put a link to it here.
Here it is. A bit long but good info. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/bottling-tips-homebrewer-94812/#post1030387
Bottled my first batch a little over a week ago, how long should I until tasting it?
Stan, I think I asked you this before but what does RDWIWBB stand for? (to many home brews ago I think) Relax Don 't Worry It Will Be Beer?
unionrdr said:! week isn't usually long enough. Give it a couple more weeks. Then at least one week fridge time to improve the head & carbonation. It takes time to get it right.
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