Some Questions....

[dhaas66]

I have been really diligent in not touching my beer.. Arghhh... 10 days in primary and 2 weeks in secondary.... I have bottle a Fat Tire clone. Have 2 more brews in secondary now.. Question.. Aging beer? Do you age in the secondary.. Or in the bottles.. And also at what temp? I hear of some people aging for years...?

I also do not want to got to kegging.. OK.... My buddy is giving me a fridge as he is moving... I guess I will just have to make the switch.... Any recommendations on some online equipment suppliers.....

I have a generic beer that came with my B3 kit.. Added to much H2O due to miscalc on the grain absorb... I have about 6 gals... They provided these carb drops.. ? Should I bag that and just use priming sugar.. If so how much for 6 gal?

Thanks...

 

[brewt00l]

From the looks of your post, you have already started in on your stash and the aging question is moot

Part of the time your beer spends in the secondary while clarifying it is also aging...then again when it is bottled and the carbonation is building, it is also aging. The amount of time required really depends on the beer in question. Many beers will benefit from the 1-2-3 (primary-secondary-bottle) week schedule. Very high alcohol beers, old ales and barleywines are generally aged for much longer periods so the flavors can develop and the alcohol takes a less dominant role in the flavor profile. While my bottles are carbing in that 3 week period they sit in the basement right around 69-70 degrees.

http://www.uberbeergeek.com/bih/hbbottle.htm
http://hbd.org/brewery/library/YPrimerMH.html
http://byo.com/feature/1542.html

 

[Kayos]

2 weeks in secondary room temp. 3 weeks in bottles at room temp. Then a few days in the fridge. That's what I do. The beer tastes even better if I can wait a month in the bottles, though. I would use 1 cup dextrose to prime, but the drops will work well also. Not as good of head retention IMO.

 

[mgt2000]

I would use 1 cup dextrose to prime, but the drops will work well also. Not as good of head retention IMO.

Hmmmmm? I've been using coopers carbonation drops to bottle my batches...I haven't really noticed lack of head retention, but maybe I don't have anything to compare it to. Did you notice a big difference Kayos?

 

[BierMuncher]

I also do not want to got to kegging.. OK.... My buddy is giving me a fridge as he is moving... I guess I will just have to make the switch.... Any recommendations on some online equipment suppliers.....

www.beveragefactory.com