Many people say after bottling or kegging to let a beer condition. Some people primary and bottle after 2 weeks. Would a month primary and force carbing a keg be the same as 2 week primary and 2 week condition? When does conditioning start? In the bottle? In the FV? If I cold crash for a week is that conditioning? How long is a good amount of time to condition an IPA? I know some hop flavor and aroma will be lost over time, so how long is too long for an IPA to condition before being consumed?
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Well,I think that conditioning starts at FG,when the yeast have eaten all the sugars & start on their own fermentation by products. but real conditioning is in the bottles or keg while carbonating& settling,imo. Conditioning flavors & aromas takes about a week longer than carbonating ime.
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I think conditioning involves just giving the beer time to "come together". I also think a lot depends on taste. I usually do a 3 week primary and then bottle or keg. Bottling is great for conditioning because I won't crack one for 3 weeks, so it's generally pretty good. Kegging, on the other hand, allows me to drink quicker but I find the flavor isn't best until about week 4 in the keg (I think the cold slows this down).
Regarding IPA's - that's a style that's best young, so I drink it as soon as it's carbed. "Big beers" - high ABV - conversely, are meant to age, so I have a dubbel that I'm not planning to crack until at least 6 weeks in bottles. This is also how I decide to bottle or keg - better to wait = bottle.
Regarding IPA's - that's a style that's best young, so I drink it as soon as it's carbed. "Big beers" - high ABV - conversely, are meant to age, so I have a dubbel that I'm not planning to crack until at least 6 weeks in bottles. This is also how I decide to bottle or keg - better to wait = bottle.
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