One week in bottles...

jonbenderr · Jan 14, 2016

Welp, I've obviously shown my patience level already. That being said, threw a bottle of my first batch in the fridge last night.

It's Brewer's Best Double IPA.

I read that storing the bottles in slightly warmer temps can accelerate carbonation. I have a pantry inbetween my water heater and furnace that stays at a nice 75 +/- 3 degrees which is where I decided to store them.

What do you guys think visually speaking so far?

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CJ-3 · Jan 14, 2016

Unfortunately your pic didn't load.

But welcome to the forum and the hobby!

I have brewed a few of their kits, they are good stuff.

jonbenderr · Jan 14, 2016

Maybe this will work?

slym2none · Jan 14, 2016

Nice pic. Is it really that red?

One week might be enough to carb that up, as long as it isn't too high gravity. Being a DIPA, though... I dunno.

The beer itself might taste a little green, or it might be OK. You won't know unless you try, I guess! My last batch was a blonde, and at 6 days in the bottle, it was still green. 15 days in, it was gorgeous.

I am guessing this one will need at least one more week for everything to come together.

jonbenderr · Jan 14, 2016

There's a light behind it which is probably exaggerating the color a bit.

I did try and it's actually pretty damn tasty. Can't wait to try one next week.

Might throw a few in the fridge for the weekend actually. I know most think it's early, but I can't help it.

A2HB · Jan 14, 2016

Pretty much every homebrew gets better as it ages*, this is a fact.

*Obviously depending on style, storage conditions, blah blah blah

andy6026 · Jan 14, 2016

Actually IPAs are a style that you want to drink fresh. Quite often (but not always) they peak at around 3 weeks in the bottles. After only one week in the bottles its malt character won't have come to the fore yet, leaving it tasting a little thin. By 3 weeks the flavors will blend exceptionally well. After that the aromatic hops will begin to noticeably dissipate and slowly decline until the beer is a shadow of its former self. That's my usual experience with IPAs...