Pogierob
Well-Known Member
So I sat down to a 3 Ravens APA for the first time today and as I read the label I noticed it said "store cold - serve at 6-8*C.
so I wandered off and grabbed my thermometer.
points to note.
6 pack was purchased at around 6pm tonight from the local Dan Murphy's
6 pack was put in the food fridge as I'm doing a few adjustments to beer fridge.
6 pack is no longer a 6 pack it's now a 2 pack
I poured No. 4 into a Pint glass which is stored in the freezer of my beer fridge (didn't take freezer temp sorry)
Checked temp and found it to be 2.8*C.
Had a little sip and waited for the temp to rise to 6*C (may have been another sip) using my hands to aid the warming up process by surrounding the pint glass.
Once the beer hit 6*C which is in the serving range. I found the flavour was more pronounced than at the 2.8C with the rye coming through as the main hero for me on the back of the American hops.
It took roughly 5 minutes for the temperature to increase to around 7*C from the 6*C mark.
There are several lessons I learnt from this experiment..
1. Beer tastes better at it's optimum serving temp.
2. I'm pretty shit at experiments
3. I can't watch a pint of beer for longer than 7 minutes in an experiment without seeing if the head sticks to the bottom of said pint glass.
4. I like 3 Ravens APA and probably should try these experiments on something I can resist a bit longer.
so I wandered off and grabbed my thermometer.
points to note.
6 pack was purchased at around 6pm tonight from the local Dan Murphy's
6 pack was put in the food fridge as I'm doing a few adjustments to beer fridge.
6 pack is no longer a 6 pack it's now a 2 pack
I poured No. 4 into a Pint glass which is stored in the freezer of my beer fridge (didn't take freezer temp sorry)
Checked temp and found it to be 2.8*C.
Had a little sip and waited for the temp to rise to 6*C (may have been another sip) using my hands to aid the warming up process by surrounding the pint glass.
Once the beer hit 6*C which is in the serving range. I found the flavour was more pronounced than at the 2.8C with the rye coming through as the main hero for me on the back of the American hops.
It took roughly 5 minutes for the temperature to increase to around 7*C from the 6*C mark.
There are several lessons I learnt from this experiment..
1. Beer tastes better at it's optimum serving temp.
2. I'm pretty shit at experiments
3. I can't watch a pint of beer for longer than 7 minutes in an experiment without seeing if the head sticks to the bottom of said pint glass.
4. I like 3 Ravens APA and probably should try these experiments on something I can resist a bit longer.