Timboosh
Well-Known Member
Tried searching around a bit, but am having trouble finding information on my question...
So, I'd like to brew a barleywine in the next month or so so it's "ready" for fall. But, I don't have a cellar for longer aging. For regular ales that ferment out in a few weeks, I don't have a problem with a water bath for temp control... but I'm not so keen on that for 6+ months for a Barleywine.
But - I have a kegerator that holds 4 kegs w/ only three taps. Any reason not to transfer the barleywine to a corny and age it in the kegerator after it's through with primary fermentation??
Will it slow its aging/maturing down too much??
(EDIT: FWIW, I keep my kegerator at 40ºF)
My thought would be to have it on tap through next winter... no bottling (or maybe bottling a few off the keg to throw in the back of the fridge and forget about)
Thanks in advance.
-Tim
So, I'd like to brew a barleywine in the next month or so so it's "ready" for fall. But, I don't have a cellar for longer aging. For regular ales that ferment out in a few weeks, I don't have a problem with a water bath for temp control... but I'm not so keen on that for 6+ months for a Barleywine.
But - I have a kegerator that holds 4 kegs w/ only three taps. Any reason not to transfer the barleywine to a corny and age it in the kegerator after it's through with primary fermentation??
Will it slow its aging/maturing down too much??
(EDIT: FWIW, I keep my kegerator at 40ºF)
My thought would be to have it on tap through next winter... no bottling (or maybe bottling a few off the keg to throw in the back of the fridge and forget about)
Thanks in advance.
-Tim