Cracked 1st Brew

[JeffoC6]

Here's my Brooklyn Brew Shop English Brown Ale!
Brewed 1/12/12
Bottled 2/5/12, had at 70 degrees for 3 weeks
Put in fridge 2/26/12
Cracked first one tonight, 3/2/12

I'm definitely thinking that this should hang out a little longer in the fridge due to the carbonation. The head was really aggressive and I noticed that the remaining beer in the bottle was all foamed up as well.

It was quite carbonated too. Reminded me of a Lambic, and being a brown ale, I figure it's probably not really "ready" yet.

It tastes pretty awesome though! I'm really pleased with how my first EVER brew came out, but obviously, the carbonation needs to settle.

Since I only brew 1 gallon batches, I have about 9 left. Do you think I should give them another week to hang out before sharing them with friends and family? Or just say F it and give a few to my dad at this point?

I want it to be "right" when they have it...Maybe wait another week and leave them in the fridge?

WOOHOOO

 

[pattim]

:d

 

[bschoenb]

Drink em now as you desire; Craft beer should be poured robustly and you can flash off a bit of the Co2 if they are carbed a bit too much for you ?

 

[JeffoC6]

Drink em now as you desire; Craft beer should be poured robustly and you can flash off a bit of the Co2 if they are carbed a bit too much for you ?

What do you mean "flash off a bit of the Co2?"

So letting them sit in the fridge longer won't settle them down?

I know Revvy states to wait at LEAST 3 weeks, and maybe longer...Should I simply wait longer?

 

[bschoenb]

Sitting in the Fridge wont do anything; The Amount of C02 disolved in solution is fixed once the yeast consume the sugar you added to carb up the beer; it's finite. At a colder temp, the Beer can hold more C02 in solution, as the beer warms up in the glass the Co2 will flash off (come out of solution and bubble off) or when you pour robustly. If your beer is a bit over carbed, then just pour the beer robustly in the glass and let a big head form. The c02 will flash/bubble off (in the head) and when it all settles, the beer will have less c02 in it at the same temp. Hence you flash/bubble off some of the co2. English Brown Ales are best served w/a little less carbonation (the flashing part) and a bit warmer 50 ish... you want to enjoy all that malty goodness.

At 8 weeks it's ready.... drink up and Enjoy!

Congrates! and RDWHAHB; you can always (and will) make more... ain't it cool?!

 

[tknice]

Congrats jeffo, I bet your family is gonna love it!

 

[JeffoC6]

I'm not overly worried, yea, I'm planning on making endless amounts of batches, I just wish my brown ale wasn't as carbonated as champagne haha. Otherwise, it actually tastes damn good!

 

[JeffoC6]

Having another. Poured it a little slower and while the head is still pretty huge, its a tad more manageable. Still tastes great, but has a wicked carbonation to it haha

 

[likwidbliss]

I had the foamy head issue when I first began. I followed the directions and in most cases that made for too much head. Somewhere I got a priming nomograph and i use that to prime my beers, I haven't had explosions or extra head since.

 

[JeffoC6]

I had the foamy head issue when I first began. I followed the directions and in most cases that made for too much head. Somewhere I got a priming nomograph and i use that to prime my beers, I haven't had explosions or extra head since.

Whats a priming nomograph?

 

[Wreck99]

Congrats!

 

[likwidbliss]

Here is the one I found!

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/palmers-nomograph-priming-208445/