Hi All.
Bottled my first all grain batch about 2 weeks ago. I used DeathBrewer's stove top all grain method to brew 3 gallons of Belgian dubbel. It worked a treat! (Thanks for the pictorial DeathBrewer)
At bottling I sneaked a swig after measuring the final gravity and it tasted amazing! No sign of greeness at all, could taste raisin and figs. I should say that I bulk aged in secondary for six weeks before bottling.
Now after 2 weeks in the bottles I know it has carbonated, as I bottled 5 litres of it in 1 litre PET bottles due to a shortage of glass bottles. They are rock hard so carbonation has definitely taken place.
My question is do you think they will now taste green, as there has been another mini fermentation happening in the bottle. Or will they taste just as they did when I bottled them?
I wont be cracking one open for about a month, so as I know they have matured, I'm just interested in your thoughts on it. I have learned that patience is a virtue in homebrewing!
Should just say thanks to all who have replied to my questions on this forum, the replies have been really helpful and have made the experience of brewing a lot less stressful! And I think have helped make a great tasting dubbel.
Cheers, Andrew.
Bottled my first all grain batch about 2 weeks ago. I used DeathBrewer's stove top all grain method to brew 3 gallons of Belgian dubbel. It worked a treat! (Thanks for the pictorial DeathBrewer)
At bottling I sneaked a swig after measuring the final gravity and it tasted amazing! No sign of greeness at all, could taste raisin and figs. I should say that I bulk aged in secondary for six weeks before bottling.
Now after 2 weeks in the bottles I know it has carbonated, as I bottled 5 litres of it in 1 litre PET bottles due to a shortage of glass bottles. They are rock hard so carbonation has definitely taken place.
My question is do you think they will now taste green, as there has been another mini fermentation happening in the bottle. Or will they taste just as they did when I bottled them?
I wont be cracking one open for about a month, so as I know they have matured, I'm just interested in your thoughts on it. I have learned that patience is a virtue in homebrewing!
Should just say thanks to all who have replied to my questions on this forum, the replies have been really helpful and have made the experience of brewing a lot less stressful! And I think have helped make a great tasting dubbel.
Cheers, Andrew.