Max time in bottle?

[memainmon]

People chuck around different recommendations so how long for each kit beer variety do you find before there's really no improvement in taste whatsoever? Can they go bad from too long and if so how long is that?

 

[manticle]

Yes they can but how long depends on a lot of factors.
Beer that has not been splashed around, stored hot or in sunlight will last a lot longer than beer that has. Many dark beers develop flavours that add to, rather than detract from the profile and beers higher in alcohol will often age better.

Piece of string question.
Maturation/ageing will change beer - sometimes for the better, sometimes less so.

 

[memainmon]

What about when lagering in a fridge is there a guideline for how long for that one?

Edit lagering* not largering

 

[indica86]

Largering? What is that?

 

[memainmon]

Im may be confused but i thought people chucked there beer in the fridge for extended periods to improve flavour and or clarity? Is that a thing?

 

[indica86]

Lager ing.
Does that make the beer Lager?

 

[memainmon]

If your asking if im asking about lagers, well yess but also more broadly all kit beers, will extended periods in the fridge improve flavour?

 

[manticle]

Cold conditioning does help produce a cleaner, clearer beer. Depends on the beer but minimum 2 days, 5-7 better, some beers benefit from 3+ weeks. Up to you, your preference and your haste to drink them.

 

[danestead]

I brewed a Dr. Smurto's Golden Ale about 7 years ago and when I first tried it in the keg i found it tasted a bit bland, disjointed, lacking something or just not moulding together just right. 2 weeks later and it had smoothed right out, blended into a beautiful beer.

Back in those days it'd be easy to go through a keg a week because my mates would enjoy my company a little more (read: free beer) and I noticed the 'green' beer taste a more. These days it's mainly me drinking the beer so a keg lasts 1-2 months so it's not often I really notice that green flavour anymore purely because of the fact my beers sit in the keg so long.

 

[memainmon]

I brewed a Dr. Smurto's Golden Ale about 7 years ago and when I first tried it in the keg i found it tasted a bit bland, disjointed, lacking something or just not moulding together just right. 2 weeks later and it had smoothed right out, blended into a beautiful beer.

Back in those days it'd be easy to go through a keg a week because my mates would enjoy my company a little more (read: free beer) and I noticed the 'green' beer taste a more. These days it's mainly me drinking the beer so a keg lasts 1-2 months so it's not often I really notice that green flavour anymore purely because of the fact my beers sit in the keg so long.

I brewed a Dr. Smurto's Golden Ale about 7 years ago and when I first tried it in the keg i found it tasted a bit bland, disjointed, lacking something or just not moulding together just right. 2 weeks later and it had smoothed right out, blended into a beautiful beer.

Back in those days it'd be easy to go through a keg a week because my mates would enjoy my company a little more (read: free beer) and I noticed the 'green' beer taste a more. These days it's mainly me drinking the beer so a keg lasts 1-2 months so it's not often I really notice that green flavour anymore purely because of the fact my beers sit in the keg so long.

So from what I'm getting the best way to go about it would be say 3 weeks in the bottle and then 3 in fridge leaving some beers in and seeing when i stop noticing a positive difference which each respective recipe.

 

[danestead]

So from what I'm getting the best way to go about it would be say 3 weeks in the bottle and then 3 in fridge leaving some beers in and seeing when i stop noticing a positive difference which each respective recipe.

Pretty much. Just be critical of your beers when you try them at different ages and see if you notice a difference.

 

[Grott]

Try and find out what suits you best by tasting a couple of bottles each week for several weeks and keep some aside for 3, 6 and nine months. Take some basic notes on how you think they have developed etc.