Loup
Well-Known Member
I must confess that I had kind of stopped drinking my own homebrew for a while. I had gotten tired of bottling, so I got into kegging a little over a year ago. It started out good and all, but all I had was picnic taps, and the inside of my chest freezer would constantly get grody pretty quickly from the dripping beer. I would say that I actually had about a 6 to 8 month hiatus where I would only drink a glass or two a month of my homebrew (craft beers were consumed in much greater quantity during this time,) despite having 4 5-gallon kegs sitting there, all cold and crying for my attention.
Recently, I finished my keezer project and now I just have to clean faucets and a drip tray once every couple of days, and homebrew is once again consumes en-masse.
(OK, getting to the point here)
One thing that I've recently rediscovered was my "India Brown Ale" (midwest supply I think) that has basically cold conditioned for over a year now. It is so amazing tasting... After a year, most of the hop character is gone, but it's got this great, malty, almost grainy (in a very good way) flavor to it with this nice hint of citrus-y hop flavor.
I don't think I've ever let any of my other brews last this long. I'm actually a little worried about how long it will last, it feels like there is only about a gallon or so left in the keg at this point. I may actually need to make a point of conditioning my beers for longer that I have been. This is... awesome.
Recently, I finished my keezer project and now I just have to clean faucets and a drip tray once every couple of days, and homebrew is once again consumes en-masse.
(OK, getting to the point here)
One thing that I've recently rediscovered was my "India Brown Ale" (midwest supply I think) that has basically cold conditioned for over a year now. It is so amazing tasting... After a year, most of the hop character is gone, but it's got this great, malty, almost grainy (in a very good way) flavor to it with this nice hint of citrus-y hop flavor.
I don't think I've ever let any of my other brews last this long. I'm actually a little worried about how long it will last, it feels like there is only about a gallon or so left in the keg at this point. I may actually need to make a point of conditioning my beers for longer that I have been. This is... awesome.