A Few Novice Questions

[TroutBum]

I kegged my first batch tonight, a Chimay clone. I'm planning on letting it sit for a few months. A novice question, how much pressure should I have on it to age. I've got around 10 lbs on it now. I'm assuming I should carbonate after aging. Am I assuming correctly? Should I age in the fridge or just in the workroom downstairs (68 - 70 deg average temp). Thanks for any advice.

 

[underwaterdan]

I kegged my first batch tonight, a Chimay clone.

A little off topic, but where did you get that clone info from? I am interested in that!

 

[BlindLemonLars]

I do all my aging in the keg, after 3-5 weeks in primary. Once it's kegged, I generally leave it at "room temp" for a few weeks...if there is space in my fermentation freezer I'll put it in there, since it provides a more stable temperature.

After that, it goes in my brew-fridge in the garage, until it's time to move it to my kegerator or take it to a party or club event. FIFO is normally observed at this point, unless there is a bigger beer that I want to age longer. I don't bother to force carb until the beer is already cold.

I don't think there is really any right or wrong way to go about it, and you'll probably get different answers. This is the approach I've settled on, and it's working out well for me.

 

[TroutBum]

It's a Chimay White clone, got it off the net but don't remember where. It was originally an AG recipe but I went with dme on it. I should have the printout for AG at the office and the dme conversion in Beersmith, let me know if you're interested; I'll shoot you the recipe. Tried a sip or two when transferring, no bad!

 

[underwaterdan]

It's a Chimay White clone, got it off the net but don't remember where. It was originally an AG recipe but I went with dme on it. I should have the printout for AG at the office and the dme conversion in Beersmith, let me know if you're interested; I'll shoot you the recipe. Tried a sip or two when transferring, no bad!

Def. interested. You can PM it to me, or share it with the world here, whatever you prefer. I am a big Chimay fan, I can't wait .

 

[Slipgate]

Do you mean a steady 10lbs or you just hit it with 10 to seal the lid? If it is a steady 10, it will be carbonated in a couple of weeks.

I have an IPA in the secondary that I hit with about 10 lbs just to seal and have it in a corner of the basement, this weekend it gets transferred to another keg to start carbing.