Bottle Conditioning Temp

[Bonenose]

On the subject of bottling any guidelines on how long after bottling I can put beers in the fridge?

 

[n87]

On the subject of bottling any guidelines on how long after bottling I can put beers in the fridge?

2 weeks is the general guideline.
I find, while carbed at 2 weeks, they are much better at 4.

At ambient, summer, being hotter, will carb quicker, winter will carb slower.

That said, I keg my turnaround beers and only bottle my big and/or to be aged beers... and they take a little longer.

 

[Bonenose]

Are kegs much the same? As in do I need to keep them at fermentation temp for two weeks or so before they can go in the fridge. Not necessarily looking at drinking after two weeks just freeing up space in the fermentation fridge.

 

[n87]

I force carb my kegs, as most do.
This means instead of adding sugar for the yeast to produce CO2, you just add the CO2 under pressure.
Not having to 'referment in bottle' you can have it in the fridge from the get go, in fact, force carbonating a keg works better cold.

But I find that the taste improves after 2 weeks under pressure, even though it may be carbed earlier.