How long to refridgerate bottles before drinking..

[jdphillips73]

I have yet to actually wait 14 days for the carbonation process. More likely, I have started drinking after 7-10 days in the bottle. The beers have been nicely carbonated by then for the most part.

Here's my question though... how long should one leave a bottle in the fridge before drinking. I have been just throwing them in the fridge and cooling them down for a an hour or so. Thoughts?

 

[PADave]

I usually only keep a few bottles of each of my brews in the fridge at a time. Then I replace them as I drink them. I've done a few hours, sometimes it's days, couldn't tell a difference. But I wouldn't think an hour would be enough.

 

[brandonlovesbeer]

How long does it take, in your fridge, to cool down a bottle of beer? Then that's how long you should leave it in the fridge.

Now, on a related note.
I typically use a few 8oz Coke bottles for samples so that I can try them to see if the beer is carbonated sufficiently before opening a full 12oz bottle.

 

[Chiller_ale]

If you are worried about chill haze I have found it takes about a week for my us05 brews to clear all the way. I will have to do a blind test to see if they taste any different, but my friends do like the look of super clear beer.

This is if you don't cold crash before priming.

Also, get your pipeline going so you are not impatient .

 

[brandonlovesbeer]

Chill haze shouldn't change the flavor.
Also, it will take a long time to remove that just be leaving them in the fridge I tried that one time withstand pale ale. After 1 month sitting at fridge temps there was still chill haze.

 

[PADave]

I use US-05 for almost all my brews, don't cold crash, and never have chill haze. I'd say it's more your process, not the yeast.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Cold conditioning is good for your beer.

While you can chill and drink, keeping the beer cold is good if you have the room in your fridge.

 

[MVKTR2]

If you are worried about chill haze I have found it takes about a week for my us05 brews to clear all the way. I will have to do a blind test to see if they taste any different, but my friends do like the look of super clear beer.

This is if you don't cold crash before priming.

Also, get your pipeline going so you are not impatient .

I think Chiller_ale is probably confusing chill haze with suspended yeast? Different yeast floc at different rates, I personally don't like us-05 specifically because it doesn't floc well for me. Conversely I'm aware of a cpl dry yeast using breweries that don't use notty because it won't drop for them while me and many other homebrewers think it drops better. Admittedly notty could perform better in my opinion. Meanwhile many brewers get us-05 to drop easy and quick.

Point being it is easy to confuse yeast in suspension with chill haze. If it's clear after a few days in the fridge it is yeast dropping out. Chill haze will eventually drop out but that is usually a matter of over a month and usually 2+ months in my experience. Eliminating chill haze is about process and that generally means fully converted mash/mash chemistry, good vigorous boil to induce hot break, quick cooling to induce cold break, and the use of coagulants in the boil.