brewinchef_fairfax
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Howdy peeps.
I've been away for a few years. Miss me?
After a long drought where all of my brewing and kegging equipment collected dust and got crusty - I busted out the PBW and got to cleaning - which lead to sanitizing - which lead to me getting bit by the bug and going from no beer to 25 gallons in a matter of weeks.
Now I have a few wheats, an IPA and a strong dark brown ale sitting in kegs and another Bee Cave Robust Porter sitting in primary.
I'm afraid I was a little impatient this time around. Got a bit excited and spent no more than 10 days in primary for any of the brews I have kegged. I go out every couple of days and do some spot-check tastings. Of course they're green and not very balanced at this point. After one or two "test glasses" they become more welcoming to test glass #2,3 and maybe 4...
They've been sitting in an outdoor shed I purpose built for brewing while they gas up. Temps at night have been in the mid thirties and as of right now go into the mid 50's during the day. The temp in the shed seems pretty stable even in the sunlight - so I'm not overly concerned.
My question is - should temps start to bounce higher - would it be ok to take the carbed kegs and pull them back into a 65-68 degree controlled environment now that they've been chilled down? I'm afraid I might have bypassed some conditioning opportunities by rushing them out so fast.
As of now - the flavors are all over the place. Just looking for the best way forward. I think I've learned my lesson about impatience... Anyway - nice to be back...
I've been away for a few years. Miss me?
After a long drought where all of my brewing and kegging equipment collected dust and got crusty - I busted out the PBW and got to cleaning - which lead to sanitizing - which lead to me getting bit by the bug and going from no beer to 25 gallons in a matter of weeks.
Now I have a few wheats, an IPA and a strong dark brown ale sitting in kegs and another Bee Cave Robust Porter sitting in primary.
I'm afraid I was a little impatient this time around. Got a bit excited and spent no more than 10 days in primary for any of the brews I have kegged. I go out every couple of days and do some spot-check tastings. Of course they're green and not very balanced at this point. After one or two "test glasses" they become more welcoming to test glass #2,3 and maybe 4...
They've been sitting in an outdoor shed I purpose built for brewing while they gas up. Temps at night have been in the mid thirties and as of right now go into the mid 50's during the day. The temp in the shed seems pretty stable even in the sunlight - so I'm not overly concerned.
My question is - should temps start to bounce higher - would it be ok to take the carbed kegs and pull them back into a 65-68 degree controlled environment now that they've been chilled down? I'm afraid I might have bypassed some conditioning opportunities by rushing them out so fast.
As of now - the flavors are all over the place. Just looking for the best way forward. I think I've learned my lesson about impatience... Anyway - nice to be back...