Archive for April, 2009

I let the first bottle of beer chill for about three days, then popped it open. The first taste was splendid. It had a very good flavor, not robust, but subtle. The beer paired nicely with the sweet and sour beef that my wife made for my birthday. It will be interesting to compare the taste at the end of this week. Then finally I’ll chill the whole batch and share with some friends!

The carbonation phase is nearly complete, I’ve managed to keep my hands off of the beer this long, so you’d think I’d be able to let it condition for a couple of weeks longer. No. There is a very scientific point here that must be observed. 

The question is what, exactly, the conditioning does for the beer. In order to answer this question, I will start chilling one bottle tomorrow. After it has chilled the recommended two days, I will collect data on the taste and quality of my beer. In the same manner, I will collect data after the first and second weeks of conditioning. 

Following the second week of conditioning I will do a lot of data collection!

Thanks to all those who have voted for my next batch of beer. The stout currently holds a strong lead! I will leave the voting up for another week. Go to the interact page to place your vote!