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I'm a TX brewer as well, and this will be my first brewing summer. I'm using the tub in my spare bathroom as my storage area, so I'm assuming I'll have to move to the swamp cooler method here in another month or so. +1 on the can't-afford-to-AC-it-below-76!!!

I'm curious - for the longer-resting, bigger beers (e.g. RIP, Biere de Garde, etc.), what percentage of that time does the brew spend aging in the fermenter vs. the bottle. For example, your IPA is going to need 3 months - is that 1 in the fermenter, 2 in the bottle, or vice versa?

I wanted to post an update on this. I bottled this batch last night, and the sample I took for tasting was absolutely fine and devoid of anything glaringly "off." I'm looking forward to some tasty brown ale here in a few weeks. Thanks for the reassurances, friends. Additionally, I appreciate...

Quick intro: I'm a re-tread homebrew noob (brewed two batches back in 2002 - was a little too young/impatient to appreciate the hobby). I started brewing again last fall, and I just brewed my fourth batch over the weekend. Confession: I am a HBT lurker, and have been since last November. I lurk...