Cold ageing and Bottling Question?

[bandt9299]

Hi all, I am in the process of making a Holiday ale and in an effort to speed up the process I plan on cutting down my secondary time (from 2 weeks to 1) my question is if I put the beer in the fridge after a week in the secondary, to help clear it up will there be enough yeast left to carbonate using corn sugar, I plan on bottling this batch to give as gifts? Thanks

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Mods, can we make this a sticky?

THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS ENOUGH YEAST SUSPENDED IN HOMEBREW TO EFFECTIVELY CARBONATE IT.

Not your fault for asking, bandt, but this question (or forms of it) have been asked a lot lately, and the answer is always the same...

 

[gnef]

the only time you may have issues is with long bulk aging (looking at close to a year or more of bulk aging) then you may have issues with bottle carbing since within a year most of the yeast will have settled out and become dormant.

 

[bandt9299]

ALMOST ALWAYS, hmmm sounds kinda risky to me, especially since its a christmas ale, and It would be a shame to offer someone a flat beer @ the holidays. Thanks Guys

 

[dantodd]

Almost always means that at 8 months out there "may" be issues. 1 week at 40 degrees F. will not drop out enough yeast to risk any flat beers.

 

[sonvolt]

Mods, can we make this a sticky?

THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS ENOUGH YEAST SUSPENDED IN HOMEBREW TO EFFECTIVELY CARBONATE IT.

Not your fault for asking, bandt, but this question (or forms of it) have been asked a lot lately, and the answer is always the same...

lol lol lol

So, can yeast be cultured from a bottle conditioned beer?

 

[Rodan]

lol lol lol

So, can yeast be cultured from a bottle conditioned beer?

Absolutely! Many people culture yeast from the bottoms of bottle conditioned beer, especially when trying to clone a certain beer. Chimay, for example, doesnt filter their beer 100%, and therefore, the chimay yeast strain is still alive and well in every bottle. You gotta be really sanitary though...

 

[sonvolt]

Absolutely! Many people culture yeast from the bottoms of bottle conditioned beer, especially when trying to clone a certain beer. Chimay, for example, doesnt filter their beer 100%, and therefore, the chimay yeast strain is still alive and well in every bottle. You gotta be really sanitary though...

Um . . . yeah . . . I think you missed the joke. . . . please note the


But really . . . . can I pitch onto a yeast cake??














BTW . . . don't answer this question in a serious manner.

 

[Rodan]

lol...

point taken

 

[Yooper]

But really . . . . can I pitch onto a yeast cake??


I've made carrot cake, chocolate cake, even pineapple upside down cake. But never in all my born days have I baked a yeast cake......

Lorena

 

[dantodd]

Yeah, I find that Baking Soda gives a much better crumb.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Hi all, I am in the process of making a Holiday ale and in an effort to speed up the process I plan on cutting down my secondary time (from 2 weeks to 1) my question is if I put the beer in the fridge after a week in the secondary, to help clear it up will there be enough yeast left to carbonate using corn sugar, I plan on bottling this batch to give as gifts? Thanks

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you're brewing a Christmas beer for THIS year you're just about 6-9 months behind schedule IMO.

My experience is it takes at least 4 months for the harsher spices to mellow then again some over 8 months. Spiced brews are best planned far in advance.

Also, as for wanting to "speed up the process" you are way off base in your thinking. Fermentation is a natural process that cannot be sped up, as are aging and mellowing.

I'd start shopping for other presents soon if I were you. Sorry and good luck.

 

[bandt9299]

Bah Humbug!!! If it is still a little rough @ christmas oh well more for me, I wasn't giving it for a gift , I was just going to share it for the holidays, maybe it will be and Easter brew now, Thanks.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Bah Humbug!!! If it is still a little rough @ christmas oh well more for me, I wasn't giving it for a gift , I was just going to share it for the holidays, maybe it will be and Easter brew now, Thanks.

Now there's something we haven't thought of...an Easter Brew!

Some suggestions off the top of my head...:

Resurrection Red Ale
The Dirty Dozen and One A'risen
What a Weekend Weizen
Did I get Nailed or What Wit
You Think I'm Who Ale
A Cock Crowed 3 Times (So That's How Many Ales I've Had) Ale
Bitter He'brew Bitter
Mary, Mary, What Are You Smokin' Lager