Hi All,
I bottled a MUNTONS CONNOISSEURS WHEAT BEER, with WB-06 Yeast and 1kg of SPRAY MALT WHEAT on the 26/07/2015....yes only 5 days ago.....
So my question is this:
Would it be ready for drinking this eve???
I would normally leave it for a couple of weeks, but does it REALLY have to be left?
Your views please.
A very clever man who lives in North County Dublin showed us once to put a small sample in a lucozade bottle, when its ready bottle is rock hard and you will know you can drink the beer in your glass bottles
To answer your question yours isn't ready unless you hot housed it, even at that yeast hasn't done the best for your beer. Ever thought about kegs?
I leave bottle beers 4-6 weeks to fully clean up
Anything I open less than 2/3 weeks in the bottle I immediately regret it. Usually green, no head and poorly carbonated.
It'll take two weeks (@ 18-20°C) to carb up & be fizzy, but it will need another two weeks to condition properly & taste good.
Rough rule of thumb: One week per 1% ABV. 4 weeks for a 4%, 6 weeks for a 6%er, etc
Patience, Grasshopper.
Feck it. drink a few of them. Its your beer. Who's gonna stop you? >:D
Drink it till u like it...THEN make more
Quote from: Ciderhead on July 31, 2015, 06:31:46 PM
A very clever man who lives in North County Dublin showed us once to put a small sample in a lucozade bottle, when its ready bottle is rock hard and you will know you can drink the beer in your glass bottles
To answer your question yours isn't ready unless you hot housed it, even at that yeast hasn't done the best for your beer. Ever thought about kegs?
I leave bottle beers 4-6 weeks to fully clean up
Now that is clever......
4-6 weeks......my wheat beers normally taste grand after 1 and a bit.....
Quote from: shiny on July 31, 2015, 06:34:22 PM
Anything I open less than 2/3 weeks in the bottle I immediately regret it. Usually green, no head and poorly carbonated.
My carbonation is normally 100%, just after a week and a bit.
I use 2 x Coopers Carbonation drops, in a 500ml bottle.....always.
Yeah the head retention is not great after the week and a bit...never green though.
Cheers
Quote from: pob on July 31, 2015, 09:11:36 PM
It'll take two weeks (@ 18-20°C) to carb up & be fizzy, but it will need another two weeks to condition properly & taste good.
Rough rule of thumb: One week per 1% ABV. 4 weeks for a 4%, 6 weeks for a 6%er, etc
Patience, Grasshopper.
That seems to be the case with mine alright.....but I do drink them after 2 weeks in the bottle.
I cheated tonight and tried a recent brew that was 2 weeks fermenting and 1 week in the keg. Already delicious - this never happens!
Quote from: LordEoin on July 31, 2015, 09:19:12 PM
Feck it. drink a few of them. Its your beer. Who's gonna stop you? >:D
LOL...Yeah that is my general attitude...and sure if it tastes like shi*e, or Miller or Bud I can always ditch it, safe in the knowledge that I have 44 more in waiting.
Quote from: Oh Crap on July 31, 2015, 09:34:02 PM
Drink it till u like it...THEN make more
LOL Funny 'coz its true.
Quote from: molc on July 31, 2015, 10:03:12 PM
I cheated tonight and tried a recent brew that was 2 weeks fermenting and 1 week in the keg. Already delicious - this never happens!
Would it be the temp being spot on due to brewing during the summer?
Have a temp controlled fridge, so time of the year has no influence really. Think it's because I really worked on getting my yeast healthy before I pitched and spent the extra time getting the temp right before pitch.
Quote from: molc on July 31, 2015, 10:07:54 PM
Have a temp controlled fridge, so time of the year has no influence really. Think it's because I really worked on getting my yeast healthy before I pitched and spent the extra time getting the temp right before pitch.
Aw the next step in my Brewing Journey......the FRIDGE.
Must look into that for the future.
UPDATE:
Well I took all of your advice on board and ignored most of it.
I tried a bottle this evening.........
Head retention: Excellent.......(one of my finest)
Carbonation: Equally Excellent
Taste: Well...."Two outta three aint bad" No, but seriously it was very drinkable....could do with another week or so, but if not too fussy, and I am not......its a runner.
Very similar to Coopers Wheat BTW.
So thats MUL-BRU IX done and dusted.....Now looking forward to bottling, and tasting, my first try at a Kit Hack (Lord Eoins Orange & Corriander, Coopers Wheat beer hack)...MUL-BRU X
nice one :)
Quote from: MUL-BRU on August 01, 2015, 11:52:08 PM
UPDATE:
Well I took all of your advice on board and ignored most of it.
I tried a bottle this evening.........
Head retention: Excellent.......(one of my finest)
Carbonation: Equally Excellent
Taste: Well...."Two outta three aint bad" No, but seriously it was very drinkable....could do with another week or so, but if not too fussy, and I am not......its a runner.
Very similar to Coopers Wheat BTW.
So thats MUL-BRU IX done and dusted.....Now looking forward to bottling, and tasting, my first try at a Kit Hack (Lord Eoins Orange & Corriander, Coopers Wheat beer hack)...MUL-BRU X
That's the spirit....try it, taste it, like it it, love it...then realise that the last one is the best one EVER... Then brew again and the circle begins once more...lol keep up the good work