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Nearing the end of the 2 weeks said to ferment inside the bottles and wondering what happens now - are they ready to go?

So do i put them all in the fridge or leave them as they are and only chill the ones i am ready to drink?

ChazMan wrote:Nearing the end of the 2 weeks said to ferment inside the bottles and wondering what happens now - are they ready to go?

So do i put them all in the fridge or leave them as they are and only chill the ones i am ready to drink?

Just put the one's you are ready to drink in the fridge. Just put a few in and see if they have carbed up. If they have, throw a few more in .

You can certainly CC (Cold Condition) them in the fridge if you want, but I never have. Some say it improves the beer, has not made alot of diff to me, only on a couple of occasions with a couple of lagers.

Cheers

Boonie

At two weeks most of my beers are carbed up, but still have a slight sweet taste from the priming sugar. I try to leave mine for at least 4 weeks so the priming sugar is completely gone.

Anyway to check if carbonation has happened properly?

Should i try to keep the bottles upright in the fridge as well?

Always keep the bottles upright unless it is a CPA or you like the taste of the yeast

ChazMan wrote:Anyway to check if carbonation has happened properly?

Drink the beer!

You guys are a lot more patient than me. Of course I leave the majority of the bottles for at least a month but usually I'm doing well to wait a week before I sneak one into the fridge for a preview of what it will be like. After the researching, planning and brewing I can't wait to see how it tastes.

With kegs and a filter kit, you can be drinking beer within hours of racking it from the fermenter!!

I had some friends up here with a couple of kegs and the beer didn't seem to last long after getting it into them either. Must have been some sort of evaporation problem due to our hot northerly weather.

The best thing about plastic bottles:

You just squeeze them to check if they are carbed up.

You can probably drink them now but they still be3 green and immature.

I never touch my beers until they are at least 3 months old from date of bottling.

Yes it's hard initially, but the rewards come after 3 months when you have a great, smooth beer that is finished and great to drink.

Wassa wrote:You can probably drink them now but they still be3 green and immature.

I never touch my beers until they are at least 3 months old from date of bottling.

Yes it's hard initially, but the rewards come after 3 months when you have a great, smooth beer that is finished and great to drink.

Ditto. Have at least a three month rotation.