My beer is born!

[MrWibble]

I just kegged my Mcqueen's Nessie(my first brew) and its beautiful! I can't believe how well it clarified in the secondary. I drank the sample i drew and it is delicious. Now I have to wait 2 months for it to carb naturally. this is gonna be torture!

 

[avidhomebrewer]

Congrats! It does suck waiting that long, but when you crack that first one, it is well worth the wait.

 

[Token]

Two months? Keep it at about 68-70 degrees for 3 weeks, and it should be ready then. Unless there is something I'm missing here...

 

[nymtber]

My first batch (NB American Wheat) was plenty drinkable at 2 weeks of 65-70ish degrees bottle conditioning. After a total of a month in the bottle, the flavor DID mellow out and its been more delicious since! But I coulda drank a 6 pack or so after only 2 weeks.

 

[Tall_Yotie]

*throws confetti* Grats!

And yes, 3 weeks is what it needs, not 2 months. Usually a week and a half to carb, and the remaining of the 3 weeks to make sure it has had time to condition and be tasty.

Some brews take 2 months to condition or more (Belgians are best after 6 months), and some brews get better with age, but 3 weeks is standard to the "Oooh this is a tasty brew!" stage for most brews.

 

[MrWibble]

Sounds good. I was pretty annoyed about waiting two months!