how long leave standing

[uptonparkfan]

bottled my beer last Friday. how long should leave before drinking.my beer is cooper's larger.

 

[Pkrd]

I usually wait until I'm thirsty.
You should get OKish carbonation after a week, better at two and done at three.

 

[Sadu]

It's your first beer so you want to get in there early.

After 4 days put one in the fridge in the morning and try it at night. It will be lightly carbonated but probably drinkable, and you will know what your beer tastes like.

After that it will get better. The trick is to leave them out of the fridge unless you plan to drink them, since they won't carbonate while in the fridge.

Now is a great time to get that second brew going

 

[uptonparkfan]

I just bought glass bottles .just got to go pick them up.

 

[hercher]

Give it at least 3 weeks.

 

[Nagorg]

3-4 weeks with 4 being "better" IMHO. You will have carbonation in the bottle faster than than but it takes a bit more time for it to be "right". You should notice a change each additional week until about 4 weeks.

If you have enough bottles please try for yourself by sampling each week.

 

[PADave]

I've had carbonation after 4-5 days. Depends on the style for how long to leave it. I usually start drinking IPAs after 5-7 days. Other styles can take 3+ weeks in the bottle to hit their prime. A nice big stout could take many months.