Bottling

[Ph1121]

Bottled a gallon of ipa last night. I'm new to this game and hastily put the bottles in the fridge almost immediately. Come to find out they need to sit for a couple weeks at room temp. Any advice at this point? Take them out? Leave them in? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Ed

 

[JeffoC6]

You should be fine taking them out and keeping them in a 70 degree environment for a few weeks. You're basically cold crashing, but once the temp gets back up the yeast will start doing their thing again. You may want to even turn them upside down to get everything "re-mixed," then put them away for 3 weeks at 70 degrees. No harm done.

 

[mkyl428]

Take them out and let them warm up to around 70°F & they will carbonate just fine

Cheers

 

[Hang Glider]

no harm done - you just put the few yeasties to sleep - put those beers in a 70° F room for a couple weeks, then chill for at least 24 hours (to force them back down to rest quietly on the bottom)

 

[unionrdr]

And keep them in a dark place, closed boxes, or both. Light will skunk'em in short order. Give them a couple weeks at room temp, then a week in the fridge. This will give any chill haze a chance to form & settle out like a fog. It'll also give better head (!) & longer lasting carbonation.

 

[Sailingeric]

If you are super hasty, after a week put one in the fridge and give it a sample. I do that to "test" them. Most of the time they only get better with age.