Ageing

[AndrewKnight]

Hi, I was after some advice please. I have recently brewed and kegged a heavy Belgian Ale. I was not sure if I should age it at 18.3c or just leave the keg in the garage which sits at around 25c. Beersmith says to age for 30 days, and storage temp of 18.3c.
Any advice would be great thank you.

 

[BarrelAgedForrest]

You want to age at or below cellaring temps. High temps aren't any good for aging. Cellaring temp is 55F or below.

 

[AndrewKnight]

Thank you for that.

 

[seabrew8]

Yes one recent thread on here linked a HBT article on how beer can start to spoil in high temps after 2-3 mths.

 

[BarrelAgedForrest]

Thank you for that.

You know it.

 

[RM-MN]

Yes one recent thread on here linked a HBT article on how beer can start to spoil in high temps after 2-3 mths.

In that case I must be dead already because my beers age for up to two years at 72F. Hop aromas start to fade almost immediately and are nearly gone by 3 months but the underlying flavors only improve with more time.

 

[Hello]

Yes one recent thread on here linked a HBT article on how beer can start to spoil in high temps after 2-3 mths.

How high? I've had beers hit up to 75F at least and they're fine. Maybe not my IPAs, they're not popping but they're not spoiled.

 

[BarrelAgedForrest]

I wouldn't recommend aging IPA's. They aren't really meant to be aged as the whole point of a hoppy IPA/IIPA/IIIPA is the hoppyness and the floral aroma. That's not going to get better with time that's going to dissipate. I personally would not age my collection any where near 75 degrees! I keep mine below 53. The oldest one we actually just drank was a 2013 XS Dead Guy. Really enjoyable actually.

 

[ArthurDigbySellers]

In that case I must be dead already because my beers age for up to two years at 72F. Hop aromas start to fade almost immediately and are nearly gone by 3 months but the underlying flavors only improve with more time.

The HBT article in question didn't say anything about spoiling. It was discussing changes in beer flavors over time and temperature. Nothing in those articles said that the beer would spoil or be dangerous to drink, only that certain flavors change for good or for bad.

Link to article - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/science-on-tap-temperature.html