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| Aging and enjoying your beer: |
After the beer has developed its carbonation, you will want to move it to a cooler storage area. Steady, cool storage temperature will keep your beer fresh for the longest time.
Almost all beers will improve in flavor and aroma as they age. Most beers show the best improvement after 6 to 8 weeks in the bottle. Storage conditions have a big influence on this, as well as the strength and flavor characteristics of the beer. Generally, stronger beers age slowly, and light beers reach their peak quickly.
Storage conditions have a big influence on shelf life. Try to keep your beer at a steady temperature, and away from sources of ultraviolet light. Alcohol and hops are natural preservatives, so high-alcohol and /or high-hop beers last longer.
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- Not everyone has an extra fridge to store 5 to 6 gallons of beer so just pick the coolest spot you can find in your house.
- Naturally conditioned beer has two characteristics – yeast sediment and chill haze. Yeast sediment is a byproduct of the carbonating process, it settles on the bottom of the bottles when carbonation is complete. While unpleasant to the eye it’s healthy to drink - full of B vitamins.
- Even crystal-clear beer forms haze when chilled, that’s why the ads talk about cold-filtering! Chill haze is flavorless, and will settle out after refrigerating bottles for a week or two.
- To serve crystal clear beer, refrigerate bottles upright, and uncap them gently to avoid raising the sediment. Pour the beer into a clean pint sized glass in one smooth motion, and stop pouring when you reach the sediment.
- Rinse your empty bottles and store them for the next batch!
Most of all enjoy making some great beer and then relax and have a Home Brew!!!
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