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Re-brew in 2 weeks, or keep until September

Poll ended at Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:09 pm

Re-brew
4
15%
Keep
22
85%
 
Total votes: 26
KeithS

Keeping Time opinions please

Post by KeithS » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:09 pm

Made a bitter for a guys charity bash, c. 4.5% abv.
This was originally scheduled for consumption in 17 days time, and I've just racked it into the final barrel.
Due to the floods, he's had to postpone his event, probably to the end of August/early September.
Can I have opinions as to whether this would still be in good condition after this length of time, or should I do another brew in a week or two? Bearing in mind we may not have water restored until then. Not a problem in the brewing sense, as I use spring water for brewing, but definitely in the cleaning up stages, as I've found out just transferring from 2ndry to final barrel.
Any opinions please?
Keith
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delboy

Post by delboy » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:30 pm

Voted for keeping, it should still be improving by september :D
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monk

Post by monk » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:40 pm

I voted brew again, but I would've gone with "all of the above". Your brew will be nicely conditioned at the end of Aug/beg of Sept, and you could brew again now and have a second one on tap. Just an idea.

Monk
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delboy

Post by delboy » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:46 pm

monk wrote:I voted brew again, but I would've gone with "all of the above". Your brew will be nicely conditioned at the end of Aug/beg of Sept, and you could brew again now and have a second one on tap. Just an idea.

Monk
I also would have said brew again and keep (can you ever have too much beer :lol: ) but the poor guy has had his water cut off. The flooding over in england has caused the closure of a water treatment facility near to where he must live, it would be a royal PITA to brew without sanitary water.
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Post by awalker » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:00 pm

I voted keep.
It will have aged nicely by then as others have said.
Just lock it away so you are not tempted :D
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prodigal2

Post by prodigal2 » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:08 pm

I voted for keep.
If your circumstances had been different I think there would of been a loud shout for brew again. I think at the moment you have other things to worry about and if there is no clean running water in the house. It would be a ball ache :wink:

On a side note, you never know your brew may mature into a total beauty over that time.......... IF temptation dosnt get in the way :)
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Seadart

Post by Seadart » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:29 pm

It's like when brewing started the beer was better to drink than the water!

But I voted to keep it if you can! :lol: :lol:
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SteveD

Post by SteveD » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:18 pm

Keep it - A 4.5% beer will be in fine condition by mid Sept. It will be perfectly sound assuming your brewing technique and sanitation regime are up to scratch.
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louthepoo

Post by louthepoo » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:54 am

Keep, all the beers i've left for a couple of months have been better and have been getting better all the time - wish i had more patience :?
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BarrowBoy

Post by BarrowBoy » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:11 am

Keep. I brewed an Adnams clone back in early May, put it in KK and it's drinking very well - definitely improved as it's gone on.
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KeithS

Post by KeithS » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:44 pm

Well, it looks about 5:1 to keep. Not too much of a problem, as I've just started drinking a different 5 gal brew, and I must have about another 5 gals in bottles.
I have a wet cloth around the barrel to try to keep it at a reasonable temperature should we ever get back to a decent summer, and the priming fermentation should proceed at a fairly slow pace with that around it.
If it all goes pear-shaped, I'll blame you lot :)

Thanks for the feedback

Keith
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:10 pm

Keep, it'll be great by then 8)
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prolix

Post by prolix » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:54 pm

brew again and keep give them the lesser of the two brews :twisted:
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SteveD

Post by SteveD » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:01 am

Brew anyway, what the hell. :lol:
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