Something magical happens with 1 month + of cold bottle aging

[Beerbeque]

I love it when I discover a bottle of my homebrew that has been cold aging for several weeks in the fridge. So clear now and so fine now. If only there were more of them.

 

[goo-gone]

I think I need a second fridge to keep my cold and out of sight long enough for this kind of magic to happen

 

[Beerbeque]

I think I need a second fridge to keep my cold and out of sight long enough for this kind of magic to happen

That's why I got the second ( and 3rd) fridge.

 

[zoomzilla]

Yep. It amazes me how many home brewers can't wait another two weeks. Get on a brewing schedule so you are drinking beer you bottled a month ago. The waiting up front is a small price to pay for properly aged beer.

 

[Setesh]

When I bottled I used cardboard paper boxes that I scavenged from the office. I put my bottles in them and stacked them on shelves. At first I was drinking green beer, but as I continued to build a pipeline I got to the point where I was spoiled for choice and waiting was easy. I would still pop one open to satisfy my curiosity on how it turned out, but then I would wait on the rest.

The key is to get a good pipeline going

 

[Grossy]

2 things.

First, well done on making a great beer.
Second, what your post is really about is having a proper pipeline so that your beers have the time to age correctly.

Unfortunately for me, a proper pipeline continues to elude me. I do 10 gallon batches, I brew every three weeks, and I cant keep up with demand. I enjoy 3-4 beers each night, my wife has 0-3, a lot more on weekends, miss a brew weekend because of a holiday or birthday, and the pipeline runs dry.

I have to upgrade to 20 gallon batches. Brewing every other weekend just wont work for me.

I guess what I am saying is for a person to maintain a proper pipeline, a serious look at lifestyle and consumption is required, and then buy the equipment to do it.