bufordtjones
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I've finally become addicted to the hobby long enough to have developed a decent stockpile of various homebrew (oldest being 6 months, youngest in bottle about 6 weeks). I've recently finished off the first case of a Wheat Beer that I consider my first "real beer" (the first one made once I cleared the learning curve).
One thing I have noticed is that each bottle has not been consistent. Now let me be clear, I appreciate that homebrew is not consistent and if I wanted the same beer every time I would buy a commercial brew, but sometimes the variation within my homebrew is significant.
What factors lead to this inconsistency? I store all bottle the same, in dark places at a temperature around 75 degrees.
I understand that a beer matures with age, but how far along before maturation is complete (assuming I'm not aging beer for years)?
Am I overlooking something?
One thing I have noticed is that each bottle has not been consistent. Now let me be clear, I appreciate that homebrew is not consistent and if I wanted the same beer every time I would buy a commercial brew, but sometimes the variation within my homebrew is significant.
What factors lead to this inconsistency? I store all bottle the same, in dark places at a temperature around 75 degrees.
I understand that a beer matures with age, but how far along before maturation is complete (assuming I'm not aging beer for years)?
Am I overlooking something?
