Aging beer in the bottle???

[Electrician_LU_357]

Was wondering when aging what is the temp you should age at does it matter if you keep it cold or should you keep it at room temp?

 

[wood173]

I age in the basement at around 50 - 55 degrees. Not real scientific and I have had great results.

 

[Electrician_LU_357]

i live in vegas and have no basement so it is hard for me to hit that temp unless i refrigerate specially in summer.

 

[Tripod]

Are you talking about after carbonation is complete? The rule of thumb during carbonation is 21 days @ 70*F. I personally wait more like 42 days...I think a lot of people go ahead and chill to style-appropriate drinking temps after that.

 

[Electrician_LU_357]

I figured that i needed to keep it at fermenting temp until it was properly carbonated. and was wondering after it had plenty of time to carbonate should i put it in the fridge??

 

[Tripod]

What works for me is to leave my bottles to carb up at 70*F and then move them to my garage where it is generally much cooler. From there I rotate a 6 or 12 pack to the fridge each week(depending on how much I plan to drink) and let them chill for about a week or more before consuming or sharing.

I know some folks have a dedicated fridge for homebrew and just move the whole quantity to chill all at once. Everyone has their own technique so I think you'll be fine to experiment to find out what works best for you. As long as you let them carb up I believe you'll be fine to do whatever as long as it's not freezing or boiling.

 

[Electrician_LU_357]

thanks tripod appreciate the help by the way go falcons unfortunately they didnt make the play offs....

 

[Tripod]

I know! Our Falcons aren't always a shining example (not unlike our Ga Bulldogs) but I like football enough to root for them all the same

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