Individual Bottle Conditioning
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:22 pm
by CPADRE
I am hoping to start stashing away a couple of bottles from each batch just to see how they age and maybe submit to competitions. Any tips on how best to do this? I have heard of Munton's tablets and using half a tsp of Dextrose. Any guidance is appreciated.
Re: Individual Bottle Conditioning
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:48 pm
by alan_marks
How are you conditioning and packaging your beers now?
Alan
edit - I meant packaging...
Re: Individual Bottle Conditioning
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:52 am
by spiderwrangler
I'm assuming you are kegging now but want to use bottle conditioning on those ones that you want to hang on to for a while? The carb tabs do the job, and make it easier than having to dose with sugar for each bottle if you are only doing a few. Keep in mind that if you are wanting to save them to enter, you are gonna want enough for the entry, plus enough that you can sample it periodically as it ages, so it may end up that you are bottling a fair amount from each batch...
Re: Individual Bottle Conditioning
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:06 am
by brewinhard
Go buy a Blichmann beer gun. It will be one of the greatest beer purchases you have ever made....
Re: Individual Bottle Conditioning
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:45 am
by CPADRE
brewinhard wrote:Go buy a Blichmann beer gun. It will be one of the greatest beer purchases you have ever made....
I've been debating. I am still relatively new and poor so every brew related purchase is scrutinized. It is definately on my wishlist though.
alan_marks wrote:How are you conditioning and packaging your beers now?
Alan
edit - I meant packaging...
I just started kegging and I am still bottle conditioning those beers I want to last a bit longer.